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Webster 1913 Edition

Spancel

Span′cel

,
Noun.
[Perhaps
span
+ AS.
sāl
a rope.]
A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Grose.

Span′cel

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Spanceled
or
Spancelled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spanceling
or
Spancelling
.]
To tie or hobble with a spancel.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Malone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spancel

SPAN'CEL

,
Verb.
T.
To tie the legs of a horse or cow with a rope .

Definition 2024

spancel

spancel

English

Noun

spancel ‎(plural spancels)

  1. a rope or fetter used to hobble a horse or other animal

Verb

spancel ‎(third-person singular simple present spancels, present participle spancelling or spanceling, simple past and past participle spancelled or spanceled)

  1. (transitive) to hobble with a spancel

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