spauld

noun

variants or less commonly spaul

ˈspȯl(d),

-pal-

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish : shoulder

2

chiefly Scottish : limb entry 1 sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Middle English spalde, spaulde, spald, from (assumed) Old French espalde, variant of espaule

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