Speel Definition
verb
(dialect, Scottish and Northern English) To climb.
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To talk at length, to spiel.
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(dialect, Australia) To run.
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noun
(dialect) A splinter; a strip of wood or metal.
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(chiefly South Africa) A story; a spiel.
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Origin of Speel
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From Old Scots speill (“to climb”), of obscure origin. From or akin to Old Scots spelare (“acrobat, tumbler”). Probably from Middle Dutch spelen (“to play, walk a tight rope, do gymnastic tricks, juggle, perform as an actor or clown”), see spiel. Alternately, representing a continuation of Old English spilian (“to play”).
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