diff --git a/extra/combinators/cleave/cleave.factor b/extra/combinators/cleave/cleave.factor
index e1e3585813..ba49fac431 100644
--- a/extra/combinators/cleave/cleave.factor
+++ b/extra/combinators/cleave/cleave.factor
@@ -30,3 +30,16 @@ IN: combinators.cleave
 
 : tetra* ( obj obj obj obj quot quot quot quot -- val val val val )
   >r roll >r tri* r> r> call ; inline
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+! General spread
+
+USING: sequences macros ;
+
+MACRO: spread ( seq -- )
+  dup
+    [ drop [ >r ] ]        map concat
+  swap
+    [ [ r> ] swap append ] map concat
+  append ;