noun
definition
A buttery or pantry
Examples of spence in a Sentence
His father, Spence Monroe, was of Scotch, and his mother, Elizabeth Jones, was of Welsh descent.
Pope, with less excuse, put him in the Dunciad towards the end of his life, but he confessed to Spence in private that Defoe had written many things and none bad.
Spence Bate maintained that the Schizopoda ought not to form a separate order, but to be ranged as a macruran tribe, "more nearly allied to the degraded forms of the Penaeidea than to those of any other group" ("Challenger" Reports, " Macrura," p. 472, 1888).
Of mechanically rabbling furnaces we may mention the O'Harra modified by Allen-Brown, the Hixon, the KellerGaylord-Cole, the Ropp, the Spence, the Wethey, the Parkes, Pearce's " Turret " and Brown's " Horseshoe " furnaces.
In other furnaces the ore rests on a series of horizontal plates, and either remains on the same plate throughout the operation (0111vier and Perret furnace), or is passed from plate to plate by hand (Maletra), or by mechanical means (Spence and M`Dougall).
The Peter Spence type of calcining furnace has been followed in a large number of inventions.
Other buildings are the sheriff court house, and the Spence Library, founded by the widow of William Spence the mathematician.
Greenock was the birthplace of James Watt, William Spence (1777-1815) and Dr John Caird (1820-1898), principal of Glasgow University, who died in the town and was buried in Greenock cemetery.
The anecdotes of Swift related in Spence, Laetitia Pilkington, Wilson's Swiftiana, Delany's Autobiography, &c., though often amusing, can hardly be accepted as authentic.
Anyway, apparently Spence didn't like the joke that his sister's ex was playing on him.
Spence did not like it, walked over to Huston and punched him in the face.
Designer Gail Spence developed a concept that uses interchangeable temples that are as much of an accessory as they are eyewear.
As e-commerce has allowed consumers to compare engagement rings from the comfort of their own homes, shoppers can choose from jewelers around the world, including Canada's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, Spence Diamonds.
Spence Diamonds was founded in 1978 with its first location in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Spence is known in Canada for its custom designs and by its tagline "Visibly Better Diamonds.
Spence made retail history when it changed its approach to displaying its diamond jewelry.
Diamonds purchased from Spence are guaranteed conflict-free.
On Spence Diamonds' website you can find a printable ring sizer and educational articles including information about diamond shapes and the 4 Cs of diamond quality.
For a hands-on experience in store or a convenient shopping process online, Canadian-owned Spence Diamonds offers a selection of diamond engagement rings that is world class.