spancel v Cp EDD ~ v 2 'to fetter with a rope.' To hobble a domestic animal or fowl; SPAN v.
1895 J A Folklore viii, 31 ~ To tie [a cow's legs] with a rope. 1937 DEVINE 47 I got to spancel my goat.
P 113-56 Now that the seed is sown, we'll have to spancel the hens.
