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spilter

spilter noun: any of the small branches on a stag's head.

Noun

spilter (plural spilters)

  1. (obsolete) Any of the small branches on a stag's head.
    • The little furrowes that run a long the head of a deer; The spilters, or broches of a deers head1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton

Forms of spilter

pluralspilters

Origin of spilter

From spill (noun).

Questions about spilter

What does spilter mean?
Spilter means any of the small branches on a stag's head.
What part of speech is spilter?
Spilter is a noun.
What is the plural of spilter?
The plural of spilter is spilters.

Words near spilter in the dictionary

  1. spilt one's seed
  2. spilt out
  3. spilt over
  4. spilt the beans
  5. spilt the tea
  6. spilter
  7. spilters
  8. spilth
  9. spilths
  10. spilus
  11. spim

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