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sammel.

Sandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Sandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.

    countable · dialectal · uncountable
  2. Gravelly yellow clay.

    countable · dialectal · uncountable
  3. A brick in a kiln that is crumbly due to not being thoroughly burned, usually one that lies outermost.

    countable · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Old English *samǣlan (“to half-burn”), from sam- (“half-, partly”) + ǣlan (“to burn”).

adj
  1. Mixed with lime for mortar.

    dialectal
  2. Imperfectly burnt; (by extension) soft and crumbling.

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Old English *samǣlan (“to half-burn”), from sam- (“half-, partly”) + ǣlan (“to burn”).

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