spreader

spreader nAnother small stick notehed at each end was used as a spreader to keep the sheet of [beaver] meat extended and prevent its shrinking up by the head [in cooking]. This spreader was placed on the outside and extended from the upper to the lower skewer, which were caught by the notched ends. The meat was very fat.DNE-citGMS Jan 76Used IUsed I1Used ISPREAD, spreader buoy, ~ poleSource listed as 1872 HOWLEY MS Reminiscences 7 in DNE