Associations to the word «Spinet»

Wiktionary

SPINET, noun. (musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
SPINET, noun. (obsolete) A spinney.

Dictionary definition

SPINET, noun. A small and compactly built upright piano.
SPINET, noun. Early model harpsichord with only one string per note.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats