Obs.–0 [Of obscure origin: cf. SPELT v. and Sc. spilkings split peas.] trans. To bruise (beans).
1483. Cath. Angl., 28/1. Benes spelked, fabefrese. Ibid., 353/2. Spelkyd benes,… fabefrese.
[a. 1796. Pegge, Derbicisms, Ser. I. 66 (E. D. S.). To spelch horse-beans, to bruise them in a mill. Obsolete.]
