Spelk
Pronunciation : Spelk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. spelc, spilc, a little rod by which a thing is kept straight, a splint for binding up broken bones, akin to Icel. spelkur, pl., a splint. Cf. Spell a splinter.]
Definition : Defn: A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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