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Definition of Spelk
1. n. A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter.
Definition of Spelk
1. Noun. (Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood. ¹
2. Noun. (Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spelk
1. a splinter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spelk
Literary usage of Spelk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"The ¡ante, edition 0(1551 P-S7- spelk, a small splinter. " Aw've getten a spelk
i' my hand." Applied, like lath and similar words, to describe a very thin ..."
2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"AS spelk. 2. A small stick, with a sharpened point to fix sods on the ridge, &c.
of buildings. 3. ... spelk, To bind or secure a broken bone with a splint. ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"AS spelk. 2. A small stick, with a sharpened point to fix sods on the ridge, &c.
of buildings. 3. ... spelk, To bind or secure a broken bone with a splint. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1896)
"spelk. A thorn or splinter in the flesh. The usual term. Also of anything
insignificant. " A spelk of a thing. ..."
5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in S. E. Worcestershire, Together with by Jesse Salisbury (1894)
"spelk. A thorn or splinter in the flesh. The usual term. ... He's just a spelk
of a lad." Spell and Nurr. See Buck-stick. Spew. To vomit. Spice. ..."
6. A List of Words and Phrases in Every-day Use by the Natives of Hetton-le by Francis Milnes Temple Palgrave (1896)
"The usual term. Also of anything insignificant. " A spelk of a thing." " He's just
a spelk of a lad." Spell and Nurr. See Buck-stick. Spew. To vomit. Spice. ..."
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