'Spelk' definitions:

Definition of 'Spelk'

From: GCIDE
  • Spelk \Spelk\, n. [AS. spelc, spilc, a little rod by which a thing is kept straight, a splint for binding up broken bones, akin to Icel. spelkur, pl., a splint. Cf. Spell a splinter.] A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose. [1913 Webster]