spancel
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of spancel
1600–10; < Low German spansel, derivative of spannen to stretch; see span 2
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As my horse was straying toward the west side of the clearing I went to fetch him back and spancel him near the fort.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
"Do not forget the spancel," said the woman with the child on her knees; "take the inside one."
From The Celtic Twilight by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
We spanceled our horses in a tiny opening well surrounded by woods.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
That night, according to my custom, I spanceled my horse at a considerable distance from my camp.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
Two of his legs were spancelled with a piece of straw rope, but being used to such impediment he came over without any awkwardness.
From The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum
The horses, although tethered and close spancelled, could not be secured, even thus.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Thomas Mitchell
A fine pond of water being near, we there spancelled our horses and lay down for the night.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Thomas Mitchell
Isn't it a bad story for me to be wearing out my days beside you the same as a spancelled goat.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
She claims for her body the liberty to move one year with the long stride of a running fowl, and the next at a hobble like a spancelled goat.
From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd
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