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verb (used with object)
1.
to blend; mix; meld.
verb (used without object)
2.
to meddle; concern oneself.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
mellen
<
Middle French
meller;
see
meddle
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mell
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mɛl
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mel
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Scot.
and
North England
noun
1.
a heavy hammer; mallet.
verb (used with object)
2.
to
beat
with a mallet; hammer.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English,
variant of
mall
hammer <
Old French
mal, mail
<
Latin
malleus
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