English Explanatory Dictionary

hemmel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shed or hovel for cattle.
noun
  1. A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛməl/

Word forms

hemmel hemmels

Etymology

From Scots hemmel, hammel, dialectal English hemble (“hovel, stable, shed”), perhaps allied to Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy”), German Himmel. Compare English heaven.

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