Spackle
pronunciation
How to pronounce Spackle in British English:
UK [ˈspækl]
How to pronounce Spackle in American English:
US [ˈspækəl]
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- Noun:
- powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
Word Origin
- Spackle (n.)
- proprietary name for a surfacing compound, 1927, probably based on German spachtel "putty knife, mastic, filler." The verb is attested from 1940. Related: Spackled; spackling.
Example
- 1. I 'll bring the spackle .
- 2. Crack habit : you 've always used spackle to patch cracks in plaster walls , just like your father did .