spaul
Appearance
Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- spaul-bane (“shoulder blade”)