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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German spuole, from Old High German spuola, spuolo, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ, *spōlô (“spool”). Compare German Spule and English spool.
Noun
שפּול • (shpul) f, plural שפּולן (shpuln), diminutive שפּולקע (shpulke)
- a reel
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שפּול” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .