spancel

span·cel

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [span-suh l]
- /ˈspæn səl/
- /spˈansəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [span-suh l]
- /ˈspæn səl/

Definitions of spancel word

noun spancel a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow. 1
verb with object spancel to fetter with or as with a spancel. 1
noun spancel a length of rope for hobbling an animal, esp a horse or cow 0
verb spancel to hobble (an animal) with a loose rope 0
noun spancel a rope for fettering or hobbling cattle, etc. 0
verb transitive spancel to fetter or hobble as with a spancel 0

See all 6 definitions of spancel

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Origin of spancel

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; < Low German spansel, derivative of spannen to stretch; see span2

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Parts of speech for Spancel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spancel

spancel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spancel usage trend in Literature

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