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Definition of Spale
1. n. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone.
Definition of Spale
1. Noun. (context: Now chiefly dialectal Scotland) A chip or splinter of wood. ¹
2. Noun. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. ¹
3. Noun. A strengthening cross timber. ¹
4. Noun. (context: ship-building) One of a number of cross-bands fastened temprarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured; a spaling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spale
1. a splinter or chip [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spale
1. 1. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. 2. A strengthening cross timber. Origin: Cf. Spell a splinter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spale
Literary usage of Spale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Serbia Crucified: The Beginning by Milutin Krunich, Leah Marie Bruce (1918)
"spale, spale! flashed through my head, and a power lifted me and gave me new
strength. ... On an overcoat spale was lying. My spale! O God, why this stroke? ..."
2. Serbia Crucified: The Beginning by Milutin Krunich, Leah Marie Bruce (1918)
"spale, spale! flashed through my head, and a power lifted me and gave me new
strength. ... On an overcoat spale was lying. My spale! O God, why this stroke? ..."
3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1903)
"This was a short block sot on end under the spale, and the platform rested on
the small block set on end, not fastened to the wharf or braced. ..."
4. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"... spale, s. LA child's toy, composed of a piece of lath, from seven inches to
a foot in length, notched all round, to which a cord is attached. ..."
5. English Verse by Richard Henry Stoddard (1890)
"There's a spale upon the floor, Janet! And there's a rowan-berry : Sweep them
into the fire, Janet! They'll be welcomer than merry. ..."
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