"spaul" meaning in Scots

See spaul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [spɑːl], [spɔːl], [spaːl] Forms: spauls [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|spawde}} Middle English spawde, {{der|sco|fro|espalde}} Old French espalde, {{cog|fr|épaule}} French épaule, {{der|sco|la|spatula}} Latin spatula Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|spauls|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} spaul (plural spauls), {{sco-noun}} spaul (plural spauls)
  1. (anatomy) limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone
    Sense id: en-spaul-sco-noun-vz7NLXGo Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (geography) rounded projecting piece of ground, bank
    Sense id: en-spaul-sco-noun-OqVMUIfC Categories (other): Geography, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 62 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 71 11 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 33 58 9 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  3. joint, shoulder, leg; wing or leg of a fowl; the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder steak (of a carcass)
    Sense id: en-spaul-sco-noun-mb7s0LO0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spaul-bane (english: shoulder blade)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "shoulder blade",
      "translation": "shoulder blade",
      "word": "spaul-bane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "spawde"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English spawde",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "espalde"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French espalde",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "épaule"
      },
      "expansion": "French épaule",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "spatula"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin spatula",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spauls",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "spauls",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spaul (plural spauls)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spaul (plural spauls)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sco",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "sco:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone"
      ],
      "id": "en-spaul-sco-noun-vz7NLXGo",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ],
        [
          "shoulder",
          "shoulder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sco",
          "name": "Geography",
          "orig": "sco:Geography",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 62 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 71 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 58 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rounded projecting piece of ground, bank"
      ],
      "id": "en-spaul-sco-noun-OqVMUIfC",
      "links": [
        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geography) rounded projecting piece of ground, bank"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "joint, shoulder, leg; wing or leg of a fowl; the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder steak (of a carcass)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spaul-sco-noun-mb7s0LO0",
      "links": [
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ],
        [
          "fowl",
          "fowl"
        ],
        [
          "shoulder steak",
          "shoulder steak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spɑːl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spɔːl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spaːl]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spaul"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots nouns",
    "Scots terms derived from Latin",
    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old French",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "shoulder blade",
      "translation": "shoulder blade",
      "word": "spaul-bane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "spawde"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English spawde",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "espalde"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French espalde",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "épaule"
      },
      "expansion": "French épaule",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "spatula"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin spatula",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English spawde, spaude, spalde, from Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spauls",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "spauls",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spaul (plural spauls)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spaul (plural spauls)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sco:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ],
        [
          "shoulder",
          "shoulder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sco:Geography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rounded projecting piece of ground, bank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geography) rounded projecting piece of ground, bank"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "joint, shoulder, leg; wing or leg of a fowl; the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder steak (of a carcass)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ],
        [
          "fowl",
          "fowl"
        ],
        [
          "shoulder steak",
          "shoulder steak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spɑːl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spɔːl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spaːl]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spaul"
}

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