spancel n Cp EDD ~ sb 1 'a fetter' for sense 1.
1 A device to hinder the movement of a domestic animal or fowl.
1895 J A Folklore viii, 31 ~ a rope to tie a cow's hind legs. 1937 DEVINE 47 ~ A cord tying the fore leg and hind leg of an animal; also applied to the yoke of a goat; or, in the case of a fowl, a stick thrust into the breast feathers to prevent it getting through fences. Also a cord used to hobble its legs, to the same laudable end. 1940 Dal Rev xx, 65 You meet flocks of goats in the outports with wooden yokes or spancels on their necks, to keep them out of gardens. P 113-56 ~ a cord tying the legs of a fowl.
2 A drag on a sled (P 271-67).
