Etymology

flockmeal

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Today it means: In a flock; in flocks; in a herd. Full definition →

Middle English flockmel ← Old English flocmǣlum
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  1. Old English · inherited fromflocmǣlum“in flocks”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromflockmel
  3. English todayflockmeal

From Middle English flockmel, from Old English flocmǣlum (“in flocks”); equivalent to flock + -meal.

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