Definition of "spinet" [spin•et•spi•net]

• A small, compact upright piano. (noun)
• A small, compact upright electronic organ. (noun)
• A small harpsichord with a single keyboard. (noun)

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• "By some means, and with friendly assistance (perhaps his mother's), he succeeded in smuggling into the garret a spinet, which is a kind of piano."
• "And to the mention of a Clementi piano, that short, gentle, sad, old, little sort of piano people will insist upon calling a spinet, in her flat."
• "In addition to the B3, there are a number of smaller Hammond instruments, known as the spinet series (M3, M100, L100, T100)."