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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
span·cel
[span-suh
l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -celed, -cel·ing or (especially British
) -celled, -cel·ling.
[span-suh
l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -celed, -cel·ing or (especially British
) -celled, -cel·ling. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, esp. a horse or cow. |
| 2. | to fetter with or as with a spancel. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| span·cel
(spān'səl) Pronunciation Key
n. A rope used to hobble an animal, as a sheep. tr.v. span·celed or span·celled, span·cel·ing or span·cel·ling, span·cels To hobble with a spancel. [Dutch spansel, from spannen, to bind, harness; see span2.] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Spancel
Span"cel\, n. [Perhaps span + AS. s[=a]l a rope.] A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] --Grose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Spancel
Span"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanceledor Spancelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanceling or Spancelling.] To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] --Malone.
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