English Explanatory Dictionary

cail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
  2. To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load.
  3. To move awkwardly or uncertainly; to gambol, kick out one's heels like a colt.
name
  1. Former name of Kayalpatnam
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

cail cails cailing cailed cale kail kale

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from or related to Middle English kayl (“a blow, stroke”). Compare Middle English quale (“death, destruction”), from Old English cwalu (“a quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction”).

Derived words

cail along
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