noun🔗Share(Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood."My little brother poked his finger with a tiny spelk of wood from the old wooden chair. "materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin."After playing with sticks in the yard, little Liam had a spelk in his finger. "bodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Northern English) A rod or switch."The farmer used a spelk to guide the cows into the barn. "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg."After cutting the carbon fiber sheet, we were left with several spelk that were too short to use in the final product. "materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Northern English) To use a spelk in or on."After I cut my finger, I had to spelk it with a plaster to keep it clean. "actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading