spancel
9.9
A rope used to tie an animal's legs so it cannot move
- noun
- Archaic
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soga
- He made a simple spancel from a piece of rope to restrain the goat.
Examples
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The farmer tied a spancel around the cow's legs before milking.
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Without a spancel, the young calf kept wandering off from the herd.
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The farmer used a spancel to secure the calf.
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He tied the horse's legs with a spancel.
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The farmer used a spancel to secure the calf's legs while it was being examined.
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To prevent the horse from wandering off, I tied its legs with a spancel during the vet's visit.
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He attached the spancel tightly to the young bull to keep it calm while loading it onto the truck.
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Etymology
Spancel means a short rope used to tie an animal's legs. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a small span of rope that 'binds' the legs together so the animal cannot move.