SPANCEL

Noun

spancel (plural spancels)

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

Verb

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

Anagrams

• 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



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