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spelk (iou)



spelk noun & verb. Chiefly Scot. & north. OE.
[Corresp. to Low German spalke, Old Norse spelkur (pl.).]
A. noun.
A surgical splint. OE.
A splinter, a chip; a small strip of wood. LME.
A rod, esp. as used in thatching. M16.
b. verb trans. Fasten with a spelk; esp. bind or join (a broken limb or bone) with splints. OE.