spindle side
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spindle side
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Stevenson came from the Balfours of Pilrig, and was of gentle blood, on the spindle side.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
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
The mother has no authority in such matters nor indeed has anyone on the "spindle" side.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
He adds, "My grandfather bequeathed his land on the spear side, not on the spindle side; therefore if I have given what he acquired to any on the female side, let my kinsman make compensation."
From Landholding in England by Fisher, Joseph, the younger, of Youghal
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
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