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Word of the Month – Spelk

Supervisor June 3, 2021

SPELK (n)

splinter of wood; small person

“Aw’ve getten a spelk i’ my hand.”

Old English: spelc also Old Norse: spela.

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joan quinton says:

January 16, 2022 at 21:17

as children we often got a spelk in our fingers when playing in the woods our Mams removed it with a hot sewing needle

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