English Explanatory Dictionary

hile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of hilum
noun
  1. A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.
verb
  1. To form sheaves into a hile.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

hile hiles hiling hiled

Etymology

Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).

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