mackle

American  

[mak-uhl] / ˈmæk əl /

noun

1. a blur in printing, as from a double impression.

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verb (used with or without object)

mackled, mackling

1. to blur, as from a double impression in printing.

mackle ¹ British  

/ ˈmækjuːl, ˈmækəl /

noun

1. printing a double or blurred impression caused by shifting paper or type

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mackle ² British  

/ ˈmækəl /

verb

1. dialect to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way

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Etymology

Origin of mackle

1585–95; variant of earlier macle, makle; earlier macule macule