spawde

Middle English

Alternative forms

spald, spalde, spaud, spaude, spaulde, spaule

Etymology

From Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspald(ə)/, /ˈspau̯d(ə)/

Noun

spawde (plural spawdes)

The shoulder; the shoulder blade.
A shoulder (cut of meat)

Descendants

English: spauld
Scots: spaul

References

“spaud(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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