spanwanned

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adjective

stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.

OriginOld English spannan ← Proto-Germanic *spannaną →
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Meanings

adjectivespanwanned (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableagriculturalstuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*spannaną
  2. Old Englishspannan“to span”
  3. Englishspanwanned

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

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APA

spanwanned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanwanned

MLA

“spanwanned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanwanned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spanwanned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanwanned.

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