spaul

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [spɑːl], [spɔːl]
(Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [spaːl]

Noun

spaul (plural spauls)

(anatomy) limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone
(geography) rounded projecting piece of ground, bank
joint, shoulder, leg; wing or leg of a fowl; the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder steak (of a carcass)

Derived terms

spaul-bane (“shoulder blade”)

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