spilter

S1P3I1L1T1E1R1

noun

Any of the small branches on a stag's head.

Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounspilter (plural spilters)

plural spilters

  1. obsoleteAny of the small branches on a stag's head.

    The little furrowes that run a long the head of a deer; The spilters, or broches of a deers head

    1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton

Origin

From spill (noun).

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

triplesSpitlerresplitpreslitprelistseptrilstilper
Cite this entry
APA

spilter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilter

MLA

“spilter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spilter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilter.

Source: spilter on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.