span·cel (spăn′səl) n. A rope used to hobble an animal, as a sheep.
tr.v. span·celed ,
span·cel·ing ,
span·cels or
span·celled or
span·cel·ling To hobble with a spancel.
[Dutch spansel , from spannen , to bind, harness ; see span 2 .]
spancel (ˈspænsəl ) n (Knots) a length of rope for hobbling an animal, esp a horse or cow
vb ,
-cels ,
-celling or -celled ,
-cels ,
-celing or -celed (Knots) (tr ) to hobble (an animal) with a loose rope
[C17: from Low German spansel, from spannen to stretch; see span2 ]
span•cel (ˈspæn səl) n., v. -celed, -cel•ing (esp. Brit. ) -celled, -cel•ling. n. 1. a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, esp. a horse or cow.
v.t. 2. to fetter with or as if with a spancel.
[1600–10; < Low German
spansel, derivative of
spannen to stretch; see
span 1 ]
spancel Past participle: spancelledGerund: spancellingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I spancel you spancel he/she/it spancels we spancel you spancel they spancel
Preterite I spancelled you spancelled he/she/it spancelled we spancelled you spancelled they spancelled
Present Continuous I am spancelling you are spancelling he/she/it is spancelling we are spancelling you are spancelling they are spancelling
Present Perfect I have spancelled you have spancelled he/she/it has spancelled we have spancelled you have spancelled they have spancelled
Past Continuous I was spancelling you were spancelling he/she/it was spancelling we were spancelling you were spancelling they were spancelling
Past Perfect I had spancelled you had spancelled he/she/it had spancelled we had spancelled you had spancelled they had spancelled
Future I will spancel you will spancel he/she/it will spancel we will spancel you will spancel they will spancel
Future Perfect I will have spancelled you will have spancelled he/she/it will have spancelled we will have spancelled you will have spancelled they will have spancelled
Future Continuous I will be spancelling you will be spancelling he/she/it will be spancelling we will be spancelling you will be spancelling they will be spancelling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been spancelling you have been spancelling he/she/it has been spancelling we have been spancelling you have been spancelling they have been spancelling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been spancelling you will have been spancelling he/she/it will have been spancelling we will have been spancelling you will have been spancelling they will have been spancelling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been spancelling you had been spancelling he/she/it had been spancelling we had been spancelling you had been spancelling they had been spancelling
Conditional I would spancel you would spancel he/she/it would spancel we would spancel you would spancel they would spancel
Past Conditional I would have spancelled you would have spancelled he/she/it would have spancelled we would have spancelled you would have spancelled they would have spancelled