SPAT'ULA, SPAT'TLE, noun [Latin spathula, spatha, a slice. from the root of Latin pateo; so named from its breadth, or from its use in spreading things. A slice; an apothecaries' instrument, for spreading plasters, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.