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Spancel :: Spancel (v. t.) To tie or hobble with a spancel.

Magistral :: Magistral (n.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America..

Spang :: Spang (n.) A spangle or shining ornament.

Pavan :: Pavan (n.) A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock.

Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle..

Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc..

Arroba :: Arroba (n.) A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir..

Clumber :: Clumber (n.) A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently..

Arcade :: Arcade (n.) A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature..

Pataca :: Pataca (n.) The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon.

Spaniel :: Spaniel (n.) A cringing, fawning person..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly..

Meliaceous :: Meliaceous (a.) Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacae) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports..

Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..

Mizzen :: Mizzen (n.) The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker..

Spang :: Spang (v. i.) To spring; to bound; to leap.

Dispansion :: Dispansion (n.) Act of dispanding, or state of being dispanded..

Esparto :: Esparto (n.) A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper..

Spaniel :: Spaniel (n.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker..

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