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mell

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

Origin:
1250–1300; ME mellen < MF meller; see meddle

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; ME, var. of mall hammer < OF mal, mail < L malleus
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