spindle side
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spindle side
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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His father was Scotch, and his mother—Spanish on the spindle side and Irish by way of a most mercurial father—remained an unsolved problem all her days, even to her husband.
From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin
It is a piteous thing when our little imperial fiefs go to the spindle side!’
From The Caged Lion by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Naught of gentle blood have I either on the spear side or the spindle side.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
Mme. de Beauseant is descended from the House of Burgundy, on the spindle side, 'tis true, but the name atones for everything.
From The Deserted Woman by Marriage, Ellen
My mother's clan--and it is from the spindle side that a man gets his traits--are all come-outers as far back as I know anything about them.
From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius
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