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Definition of Spancels
1. spancel [v] - See also: spancel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spancels
Literary usage of Spancels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"... or halters and spancels, in proof that to the various animals, biped and
quadruped, the lake has performed the anticipated miracle of making them whole. ..."
2. Ireland's Literary Renaissance by Ernest Augustus Boyd (1922)
"... one of Synge in its challenging tragedy of a love which binds, or spancels,_
a man and a woman more irksomely because of the absence of legal bonds. ..."
3. The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating (1908)
"... thus in the following verses : Three score hundred kine with spancels, Gifte
without fault, With three score hundred ounces Of silver in addition, ..."
4. Hermathena by Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) (1874)
"But little Oedipus is compared to a grazing animal secured with spancels, as he
lies there on the ground with his feet tied. ..."
5. Ancient laws of Ireland by Ireland, Ireland Commissioners for Pub. the Ancient Laws and Institutes of Ireland, William Neilson Hancock (1879)
"... pass over a lawful fence, their wings being clipped and spancels upon them.
JUDO- MENTS OK CO-TENANCY-. ..."
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