spancel (plural spancels)
a rope or fetter used to hobble a horse or other animal
spancel (third-person singular simple present spancels, present participle spanceling or spancelling, simple past and past participle spanceled or spancelled)
(transitive) to hobble with a spancel
• enclasp, lens cap
Source: Wiktionary
Span"cel, n. Etym: [Perhaps span + AS. sal a rope.]
Definition: A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Grose.
Span"cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanceled or Spancelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanceling or Spancelling.]
Definition: To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Malone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
