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vell.

To cut the turf from, as for burning.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/vɛl/
  1. To cut the turf from, as for burning.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
noun/vɛl/
  1. The salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet

    UK · archaic
Where this word comes from

Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”).

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