mell

[ mel ]

/ mɛl /

British Dialect

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verb (used with object)

to blend; mix; meld.

verb (used without object)

to meddle; concern oneself.

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Origin of mell

1250–1300; Middle English mellen<Middle French meller;see meddle

mell²

[ mel ]

/ mɛl /

Scot. and North England

noun

a heavy hammer; mallet.

verb (used with object)

to beat with a mallet; hammer.

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of mall hammer <Old French mal, mail<Latin malleus

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