spean

Rigwoodie hags wad spean a foal, [Withered (?), wean]

Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

The farmer is talking with a friend who has looked in from the lane in passing, and carries a two-spean spud, or Canterbury hoe, with points instead of a broad blade.

Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Richard Jefferies 1867

He was one of the most conceited persons in the world, but a good teacher; one of the ugliest countenances he had that need be exhibited -- enough, as we say, to _spean weans_.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) 1824

_spae_, to foretell, to prophesy; _spean_, a teat, (as a verb) to wean; _spelk_, a splinter, thin piece of wood; _steg_, a gander;

English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873

He was one of the most conceited persons in the world, but a good teacher -- one of the ugliest countenances he had too -- enough, as we say, to spean weans. [

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801