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dell.

A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɛl/
  1. A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English delle, del, from Old English dell (“small dale”), from Proto-West Germanic *dalljā, from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *dolъ (“below, down; valley, pit”), Welsh dôl (“meadow, dale”) and English dale.

noun/dɛl/
  1. A young woman; a wench.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Origin obscure. Originally thieves' cant. Possibly from dell (valley). Compare Dutch del (“trollop, floozie”).

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