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hemmel.

A shed or hovel for cattle.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɛməl/
  1. A shed or hovel for cattle.

    Northumbria · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Scots hemmel, hammel, dialectal English hemble (“hovel, stable, shed”), perhaps allied to Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy”), German Himmel. Compare English heaven.

noun/ˈhɛməl/
  1. A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.

    UK · Yorkshire · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Compare dialectal Swedish hammel (“little bar or beam”).

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