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SPIGHT
Proper noun
Spight (plural Spights)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spight is the 29309th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 807 individuals. Spight is most common among Black/African American (84.26%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
spight (plural spights)
Alternative form of speight
Etymology 2
Noun
spight (uncountable)
Obsolete spelling of spite.
Verb
spight (third-person singular simple present spights, present participle spighting, simple past and past participle spighted)
Obsolete spelling of spite.
Source: Wiktionary
Spight, n. & v.
Definition: Spite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Spight, n.
Definition: A woodpecker. See Speight. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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