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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spin·et /ˈspɪnət ||spɪˈnɛt/
 古時的小型豎琴,小型立式鋼琴

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spin·et n.  Mus. A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used.
 Dumb spinet. Mus. See Manichordon.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spi·net n.  A spinny. [Obs.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spinet
      n 1: small and compactly built upright piano
      2: early model harpsichord with only one string per note