mell

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[ mel ]
/ mɛl /
British Dialect

verb (used with object)

to blend; mix; meld.

verb (used without object)

to meddle; concern oneself.

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Origin of mell

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

Words nearby mell

melitose, melitriose, melitta, melk, melkite, mell, mellaril, meller, mellers, melliferous, mellifluent

Definition for mell (2 of 2)

mell2
[ mel ]
/ mɛl /
Scot. and North England

noun

a heavy hammer; mallet.

verb (used with object)

to beat with a mallet; hammer.

Origin of mell

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