spancel
1 of 2transitive verb
span·cel
ˈspan(t)səl
spanceled or spancelled; spanceled or spancelled; spanceling or spancelling; spancels
: to tie or hobble with or as if with a spancel : fetter
spancel
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a rope hobble or clog especially for a horse or cow
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Low German spanseln, from spansel, noun
Noun
Low German spansel, from spannen to stretch, fasten, from Middle Low German