nall

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/nɔːl/

noun

An awl.

OriginMiddle English a →
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Meanings

nall1

nounnall (plural nalls)

plural nalls

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteAn awl.

    , And apron, and scissars for head and for tail, Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall, With collars and harness, for thiller and all[…]

    1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC

Nall2

proper nounNall (plural Nalls)

plural Nalls

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englisha
  2. Englishnall

From Middle English a nal (“an awl”).

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APA

nall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nall

MLA

“nall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nall.

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