Spancel

n. [Cf. Ger. spannseil, from spannen, to bend, strain, tie, and seil, a rope.] A rope to tie a cow’s hind legs. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

[imp. & p. p. SPANCELED; p. pr. & vb. n. SPANCELING.] To tie, as the legs of a horse or cow, with a rope. [Prov. Eng.] Malone.