spalpeen

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spal pēn′, spal′pēn)


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spal•peen  (spal pēn′, spal′pēn),USA pronunciation n. [Irish Eng.]
  1. a lad or boy.
  2. a rascal;
    scamp.
  • Irish spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equivalent. to spailp spell, bout, turn + -ín noun, nominal suffix
  • 1770–80


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