spalpeen (spalpen)

[ The spalpeen ! turned into a buckeen that would be a squireen, but can't. Mi Edge worth , Love and Law, i. 4. spalt1 (spâlt), v. [An altered form of spald1 , prob. due to a pp. spalt . Cf. spalt2 .] To split off, as large splinters from a piece of timber in working it. [Prov. Eng.]