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Sale vs Spale - What's the difference?

sale | spale |

As nouns the difference between sale and spale

is that sale is splinter while spale is a chip or splinter of wood.

sale

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sale, sal, from (etyl) . Related also to (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hall.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (s)
  • An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
  • The sale of goods at reduced prices.
  • The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
    • Derived terms
    * for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch
    Troponyms
    * (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

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    spale

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chip or splinter of wood.
  • A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone.
  • A strengthening cross timber.
  • (ship-building) One of a number of cross-bands fastened temprarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured; a spaling.
    • (Webster 1913)

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