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SPALE
Etymology
Noun
spale (plural spales)
(Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A chip or splinter of wood.
A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone.
A strengthening cross timber.
(shipbuilding) One of a number of cross-bands fastened temporarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured.
Synonym: spaling
Anagrams
• ALSEP, ELSPA, Lapes, Leaps, Pales, Peals, Slape, e-pals, lapse, leaps, lepas, pales, peals, pleas, salep, sepal, slape
Source: Wiktionary
Spale, n. Etym: [Cf. Spell a splinter.]
1. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A strengthening cross timber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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