melder

[ mel-der ]
/ ˈmɛl dər /

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

Words nearby melder

melchiades, melchior, melchite, melchizedek, meld, melder, meldrew, meleager, meleagrides, melee, melena
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