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Spinet vs Spines - What's the difference?

spinet | spines |

As nouns the difference between spinet and spines

is that spinet is (musical instruments) a short, compact harpsichord or piano or spinet can be (obsolete) a spinney while spines is .

spinet

English

(wikipedia spinet)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) spinetta.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
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    • See also

    * virginal

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) spinetum.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A spinney.
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    spines

    English

    Noun

    (head)

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