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 January 2025
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