fardel

[ fahr-dl ]

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nounArchaic.

a bundle; burden.

Origin of fardel

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Old Provençal, equivalent to fard(a) “bundle” (ultimately derived from Arabic fardah “load”) + -el, from Latin -ellus; see -elle

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How to use fardel in a sentence

As he spoke, a dozen men rushed forward, each screening himself behind a huge fardel of brushwood.
The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
There was a subdued s-s-s-h as the white fardel slid slowly seaward, followed by a sullen plunge.
The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. Bullen
Then, seizing the good subprior in his teeth, he rushed round the field, swinging him as though he were a fardel of old clothes.
Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan Doyle
The maiden's future is a fardel upon my shoulders now, and they are not over strong. '
Standish of Standish | Jane G. Austin
Cattle are most commonly attacked by fardel in summer and autumn, when they are able to get at tough, strong, and hard grass.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for fardel

fardel

/ (ˈfɑːdəl) /

noun

archaic a bundle or burden

Origin of fardel

C13: from Old French farde, ultimately from Arabic fardah

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