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spancel (iou)



spancel noun & verb. Now dial. E17.
[Flemish, Dutch, or Low German spansel, from spannen: see SPAN verb2.]
A. noun. An animal fetter, esp. one used to hobble a cow during milking. E17.
b. verb trans. Infl. -ll-. Fetter or hobble with a spancel or spancels. E17.