sparable
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sparable¹
adjective more sparable · most sparable
- Alternative form of spareable
sparable²
Where it comes from
From sparrowbill, in reference to its shape, like a sparrow's beak.
noun sparables
- A small headless nail used in making shoes (especially the heels). [H]e was sometimes seen disputing with the cobbler, his opposite neighbour, about the charge of two-pence; and refusing to pay Crispin's demand, unless he put three or four more sparables in the heels of the shoes which he had mended twice before!
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noun shoe nail
| Ελληνικά | πρόκα próka |
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