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spillet Ir. (and Sc.).|ˈspɪlɪt|
[var. of spiller n.3]
= spiller n.3 1. Also Comb.
1832W. H. Maxwell Wild Sp. West I. 262 If you shoot in foul ground, you will probably lose the spillet. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Spillet-fishing,..a name on the west coast of Ireland for a system of fishing [etc.]. 1875Zoologist 2nd Ser. X. 4502 Having shot their spillets (or long lines) in the morning.
Hence spilleˈteer, one who spillers.
1832W. H. Maxwell Wild Sp. West I. 263 An indistinct glance of a dark object..brings the assistant spilleteer, gaff in hand, to the quarter. |