Spreathed. Of the skin, roughened or chapped by cold (B.S.) Spreazed (A.).—N. & S.W.
Spreyed. Of the skin, roughened by cold, but not chapped. Spryed on Som. bord.—S.W.
Spring. Of a cow, to show signs of calving.—N.W.
Spring-dag. A chilblain. Cf. Dag, a twinge of pain.—S.W.
Spring-flower. The garden Polyanthus.—N.W.
Spuddle. (1) v. To stir about (A.B.), to fuss about at doing trifles. 'He's allus a-spuddling about like, but there yen't nothen to show for 't ses I.'—N.W. (2) v. To make a mess (S.). A sibilated form of puddle.—S.W.
Spudgel. A wooden scoop (S.).—N. & S.W.
Spuds. Potatoes (S.). Perhaps introduced by Irish harvesters.—N. & S.W.
*Spur. See Spurl.—S.W.
Spurl. To spread dung about the fields (S.). Also Spear, Spur, and Spurdle.—N. & S.W.