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spelk

/ spɛlk /

noun

  1. dialect,  a splinter of wood

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spelk1

from Old English spelc, spilc surgical splint; related to Old Norse spelkur splints
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Example Sentences

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You might call it a spelk or a spill.

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