Spelk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɛlk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spelk is a noun meaning (Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood.
Meaning
(Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood.
More Meanings
- (Northumbria, Cumbria) A wooden splinter caught under the skin.
- (Northern English) A rod or switch.
- (aerospace) Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.
- (transitive, Northern English) To use a spelk in or on.
Example Sentences
A spelk is often a hazel of two or three years' growth. It is pointed at each end, and is three or four feet long, and is placed at right angles with the thatch to hold it down. Sometimes a bit of very neat work is displayed in the spelking of the thatch […]
Word Forms
- spelks
- spelking
- spelked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spell, speld, speel, spile, spelt, spelder.
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