Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPAT'U-LA, or SPAT'TLE
SPAT'U-LA, or SPAT'TLE, n. [L. spathula, spatha, a slice; W. yspodol; from the root of L. pateo; so named from its breadth, or from its use in spreading things.]
A slice; an apothecary's instrument for spreading plasters, &c. – Quincy.
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