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Spelk means (Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood..
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/spɛlk/ · noun
(Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood..
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 […]
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Spelk means (Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood..
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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 […]
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