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spancel

/ˈspænsl̩/

spancel noun: a rope or fetter used to hobble a horse or other animal.

Noun

spancel (plural spancels)

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

Verb

spancel (third-person singular simple present spancels, present participle (US) spanceling or (UK) spancelling, simple past and past participle (US) spanceled or (UK) spancelled)

  1. (transitive) to hobble with a spancel

Forms of spancel

Noun
pluralspancels
Verb
third-person singular presentspancels
present participle USspanceling
present participle UKspancelling
past participle USspanceled
past USspanceled
past participle UKspancelled
past UKspancelled

Origin of spancel

From Dutch or Low German spansel, from spannen (“to bind, harness”).

Words formed from spancel

Questions about spancel

What does spancel mean?
Spancel means a rope or fetter used to hobble a horse or other animal.
What part of speech is spancel?
Spancel can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce spancel?
Spancel is pronounced /ˈspænsl̩/.
What is the plural of spancel?
The plural of spancel is spancels.

Words near spancel in the dictionary

  1. Spanbauer
  2. Spanbauers
  3. Spanberg
  4. Spanberga
  5. Spanberger
  6. spancel
  7. spanceled
  8. spanceling
  9. spancelled
  10. spancelling
  11. spancels

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