SPANE

Verb

spane (third-person singular simple present spanes, present participle spaning, simple past and past participle spaned)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) To wean; to spean.

Anagrams

• Aspen, NAPEs, Panes, Snape, Spean, aspen, napes, neaps, panes, peans, snape, sneap, spean

Source: Wiktionary


Spane, v. t. Etym: [Akin to G. spänen, LG. & D. spennen, AS. spanu a teat.]

Definition: To wean. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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