mell

[mel]

mell

1[mel] British Dialect
verb (used with object)
1.
to blend; mix; meld.
verb (used without object)
2.
to meddle; concern oneself.

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to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to run away hurriedly; flee.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English mellen < Middle French meller; see meddle
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mell

2[mel] 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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