ACCOIL

Etymology

Verb

accoil (third-person singular simple present accoils, present participle accoiling, simple past and past participle accoiled)

(transitive, obsolete) To gather together; to collect.

Anagrams

• acocil, calcio-, calico

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*coil", v. t. Etym: [OE. acoillir to receive, F. accueillir; L. ad + colligere to collect. See Coil.]

1. To gather together; to collect. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: To coil together. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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