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spean


spean

verb \ˈspēn\

Definition of SPEAN

transitive verb
chiefly Scottish
: wean

Origin of SPEAN

Middle Dutch spenen
First Known Use: 1595

Rhymes with SPEAN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean

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