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
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