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spear side

noun

  1. the male side, or line of descent, of a family ( distaff side or spindle side ).


spear side

noun

  1. the male side or branch of a family Compare distaff side
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spear side1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Naught of gentle blood have I either on the spear side or the spindle side.

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Formerly relationship through the mother was called 'on the spindle side,' while, long after the men had to fight every day against marauding tribes, relationship through the father was called 'on the spear side.'

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It is capitally acted by all, but especially, on "the Spear Side," by Mr. Weedon Grossmith and F. Kerr, the former as an effeminate Earl, and the latter as a manly Viscount.

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His speech about Dover Cliff, generally supposed to convey some allusion to the Channel Tunnel, was excellently delivered, and certainly after Lear, "on the spear side," Mr. Terriss must take the Goodeley Cake.

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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."

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