"spanwanned" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Possibly from Old English spannan (“to span”) + winnan (“to struggle, to suffer”); from Proto-Germanic *spannaną, *winnaną. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|spannan|gloss=to span}} Old English spannan (“to span”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spannaną}} Proto-Germanic *spannaną Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spanwanned (not comparable)
  1. (UK, Potteries, agricultural) stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it. Tags: UK, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spanwanned-en-adj-3HCQDfFu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Potteries English

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