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spọ̄n
n.
65 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A chip or slip of wood, a sliver, splinter; -- often in prov. expressions; (b) a roofing shingle; a narrow slat of wood; -- also coll.;
spon brod (nail)
, a nail for fastening shingles; -- usu…
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