Spare

Definitions

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
3. Parsimony; frugal use.
4. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
5. That which has not been used or expended.
6. A spare part, especially a spare tire.
7. A superfluous or second-best person.
8. The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
9. The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
10. A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
    Canada
11. assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
    Myanmar

Equivalents

Examples

“men slaine, then without any spare⟳ at all they trampled over the dead carkasses”

“Pourd out their plenty, without spight or spare⟳:”

“an heir and a spare⟳”

“The whole Heir versus Spare⟳ thing? Wasn't it a bit late for that tired childhood dynamic?”

“I also remember⟳ watching David Letterman's short-lived morning show⟳ on TV when I had a spare⟳ during my school schedule⟳.”

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