Just a little niggling thing that's bothering me at the moment. I'm reading a book on crimes, some of them from the British Isles. In one account, a man interviewed after a crime spree committed by a woman, refers to her and states:

"She kept going spare...."


I have absolutely no clue what this means, and would love to hear a translation from folk on the side of the pond it originated from. From the context, it seems to convey some sense of worry, or stress, or something of that sort, but neither of those seem to fit comfortably.

Thanks for the assistance,


Casey