spear side

spear side
Synonyms and related words:
affiliation, agnate, ancestry, apparentation, birth, blood, blood relation, blood relative, bloodline, branch, breed, clansman, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, common ancestry, connections, consanguinean, consanguinity, derivation, descent, direct line, distaff side, distant relation, enate, extraction, family, female line, filiation, flesh, flesh and blood, folks, german, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinnery, kinsfolk, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kith and kin, line, line of descent, lineage, male line, near relation, next of kin, people, phylum, posterity, race, relations, relatives, seed, sept, sib, sibling, side, spear kin, spindle kin, spindle side, stem, stirps, stock, strain, succession, sword side, tribesman, uterine kin

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  • Spear side — Spear Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[ o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spear side — spear′ side n. cv sex the male side of a family (opposed to distaff side) …   From formal English to slang

  • spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side). [1860 65] * * * spear side noun The male side or line of descent, opp to spindle side, or distaff side • • • Main Entry: ↑spear * * * spear side, the male… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spear side — /ˈspɪə saɪd/ (say spear suyd) noun the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side) …  

  • spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side). [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • spear side — father s or husband s side of a family; man s side of the family …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Spear — Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[ o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spear foot — Spear Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[ o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spear grass — Spear Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[ o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spear hand — Spear Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[ o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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