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hile.

A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.

    West-Country · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).

verb
  1. To form sheaves into a hile.

    West-Country · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.