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speel

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\ ˈspēl How to pronounce speel (audio) \
speeled; speeling; speels

Definition of speel

chiefly Scotland
: climb

First Known Use of speel

1513, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for speel

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“Speel.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speel. Accessed 15 December 2019.

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