/ spɪˈnet; NAmE ˈspɪnət/ noun
1.
a kind of harpsichord (= an early type of musical instrument), played like a piano
2.
spinet piano / organ ( US ) a small piano / electronic organ
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: shortening of obsolete French espinette , from Italian spinetta virginal, spinet, diminutive of spina thorn, the strings being plucked by quills.