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vell

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /vɛl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛl

1

noun

Meaning 1

The salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cut the turf from, as for burning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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