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Definition of homespun
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Examples of homespun in a Sentence
People enjoy his folksy, homespun manner.
dispenses his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column
Recent Examples of homespun from the Web
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With the help of some devoted but equally inexperienced colleagues, Michalopoulos managed to begin producing, bottling and selling his homespun rum in 1998.
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HOMESPUN HERO has been off since April but is training sharply for Mike Maker and looks like the one to beat.
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A homespun BBQ stand Three miles west of Riscky’s, where Azle Avenue crosses Loop 820, Bodeen’s BBQ is an interesting new take-out shop.
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The Lamb’s Players production, directed with pep by Deborah Gilmour Smyth, is more intimate and homespun and requires more of the imagination.
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But NASCAR’s homespun roots provide important connective tissue between past and present.
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Homespun hero Swagger is a legendary Marine sniper, retired, whose exploits are page-turningly addictive.
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Their names were homespun: sweet pepperbush, oak leaf hydrangea, Virginia sweetspire, New Jersey tea, even bugbane.
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Kenny’s penchant for homespun wisdom can also grate.
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First Known Use of homespun
circa 1589
homespun
Definition of homespun
: a loosely woven usually woolen or linen fabric originally made from homespun yarn
First Known Use of homespun
1651
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