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)

1. (anatomy) limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone
2. (geography) rounded projecting piece of ground, bank
3. 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”)