1682. G. Rose, Sch. Instruct. Officers Mouth, 130. You may instead of a Scummer put in a Spartle. Ibid., 159. Keep them always stirring for fear of burning, with a Spoon or Spartel.
1894. Heslop, Northumbld. Gloss., 675. Spartle, a wooden spatula … used by thatchers for raising up old thatch in order to insert fresh wisps in repairing the roof.
