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HUMMEL
Etymology
Noun
hummel (plural hummels)
(Northern England, Scotland, also attributive) A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns. [from late 15th c.]
(also attributive) Especially in hummel corn: grain that lacks awns (beards or bristles), or has had its awns removed (barley, oats, etc.).
Verb
hummel (third-person singular simple present hummels, present participle hummelling, simple past and past participle hummelled)
(transitive) Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
(transitive) To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
Synonyms
• (of an animal: to remove the horns): poll
Source: Wiktionary
Hum"mel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Hamble.]
Definition: To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.]
Hum"mel, a.
Definition: Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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