n. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts; as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation. [ PJC ]
{ } n. [ Cf. L. crepare to crack. ] (Far.) An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms an ulcer. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } n.; pl.-ances-ancies [ L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See Discrepant. ] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. [ 1913 Webster ]
There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. G. S. Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perhaps span + AS. sāl a rope. ] A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Spanceled r Spancelled; p. pr. & vb. n. SpancelingorSpancelling. ] To tie or hobble with a spancel. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] Malone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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