English Explanatory Dictionary

vell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut the turf from, as for burning.
noun
  1. The salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet

Pronunciation

/vɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vell.wav

Word forms

vell vells velling velled

Etymology

Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”).

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