spelk

English

Etymology

From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-Germanic, *spelkō, *spalka- (“bast, splint”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛlk/

Noun

spelk (plural spelks)

  1. (Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood.
  2. (Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin.
  3. (aeronautics, space) Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.

References

  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
  • The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
  • Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
  • A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896,

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