"spule" meaning in English

See spule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spules [plural]
Etymology: Either: * A variant of spauld, spaul (“shoulder”). * Unrelated to spauld, and of obscure origin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spule (plural spules)
  1. (Scotland) A shoulder. Tags: Scotland Derived forms: speal-bone

Inflected forms

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