/spen"seuhr/ , n.
1. Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland , 1674-1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718-21.
2. Herbert , 1820-1903, English philosopher.
3. Platt Rogers /plat/ , 1800-64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
4. a town in NW Iowa. 11,726.
5. a town in central Massachusetts. 10,774.
6. a male given name.
/spen"seuhr/ , n. Mil.
a .52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.