spanwanned

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Old English spannan (“to span”) + winnan (“to struggle, to suffer”); from Proto-Germanic *spannaną, *winnaną.

Adjective[edit]

spanwanned (not comparable)

  1. (UK, Potteries, agricultural) stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.
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