¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spancelling
1. spancel [v] - See also: spancel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spancelling
Literary usage of Spancelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Winter in the West by Charles Fenno Hoffman (1835)
"... was assisting him in " spancelling" a refractory pony. The young gentleman,
as I afterward learned, belonged to the tribe—some runaway apprentice, ..."
2. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Reuben Gold Thwaites (2001)
"... and spancelling our horses this evening near our camp. the evening cold and
we could afford only one fire. :] Tuesday April 2i"* 1 806. ..."
3. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1903)
"After spancelling our ponies, and turning them loose to browse, we looked after
our provisions, and found that they had "stepped out," or, in other words, ..."
Other Resources:
