Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spancel \Span"cel\, n. [Perhaps span + AS. s[=a]l a rope.]
   A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow.
   [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Spancel \Span"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanceled}or
   {Spancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanceling} or {Spancelling}.]
   To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
   --Malone.