Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spule
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"And he has opened the fair tower yate, / To Traquair and a' his companie; The spule o' the deer on the board he has set, / The fattest that ran on the Hutton Lee."

Etymology

Either: * A variant of spauld, spaul (“shoulder”). * Unrelated to spauld, and of obscure origin.

Inflected Forms

spules (plural)

Phrases

speal-bone

Questions

What does spule mean?: A shoulder.
Where does spule come from?: Either: * A variant of spauld, spaul (“shoulder”). * Unrelated to spauld, and of obscure origin.

How to pronounce spule

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