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mackle

American  
[mak-uhl] / ˈmæk əl /

noun

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

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

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