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adv
In heaps, or heap by heap; in large quantities or numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Qualifier: largely obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English *hepemele, from Old English hēapmǣlum (“in heaps, heapmeal”), equivalent to heap + -meal.
Across languages
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