melder

[ mel-der ]

/ ˈmɛl dər /

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noun Scot.

the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.

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Origin of melder

1400–50; late Middle English meltyre<Old Norse meldr grain or meal in the mill

Ay, Miss Anne, said Mrs. Melder; but the like o you disna ken.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant
Santa Clara may be the surname, Mrs. Melder, said Anne, smiling at the conjunction.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant
Melder of corn; the quantity sent to the mill and ground at one time.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
Mrs. Melder had been told to call her Lilias, and affection had already contracted the name into the familiar diminutive of Lilie.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant

Na, its no sae muckle for that, said Mrs. Melder; though I have a cauld tremble whiles when I think o the water.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant