VELL

Etymology 1

Verb

vell (third-person singular simple present vells, present participle velling, simple past and past participle velled)

(UK, dialect) To cut the turf from, as for burning.

Etymology 2

Noun

vell (plural vells)

(UK, dialect) The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag.

Source: Wiktionary


Vell, n. Etym: [Cf. L. vellus the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt, or E. fell a hide.]

Definition: The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]

Vell, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Vell, n.]

Definition: To cut the turf from, as for burning. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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