[spak-uh
l] 
verb, -led, -ling.| 1. | (initial capital letter) Trademark. a brand of quick-drying, plasterlike material for patching plasterwork. |
| 2. | to patch with Spackle. |
| Spack·le (spāk'əl) A trademark used for a powder to be mixed with water or a ready-to-use plastic paste designed to fill cracks and holes in plaster before painting or papering. This trademark often occurs in lowercase and as a verb in print: "Two young men quietly spackled and whitewashed the walls . . . for an exhibition" (New York Times). |