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spauld

spauld noun: the shoulder.

Noun

spauld (plural spaulds)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) The shoulder.

Forms of spauld

pluralspaulds

Origin of spauld

From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula. Doublet of spatula.

Questions about spauld

What does spauld mean?
Spauld means the shoulder.
What part of speech is spauld?
Spauld is a noun.
What is the plural of spauld?
The plural of spauld is spaulds.

Words near spauld in the dictionary

  1. spatzles
  2. spaug
  3. Spaugh
  4. Spaughs
  5. spaugs
  6. spauld
  7. spaulder
  8. spaulders
  9. Spaulding
  10. Spauldings
  11. spaulds

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