English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
source: WordNet 3.0
One who has the care of the spence, or buttery.
source: Webster 1913
A short jacket worn by men and by women.
source: Webster 1913
A fore- and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802].
