sammel

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noun

Sandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.

OriginOld English *samǣlan →
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Meanings

nounsammel (countable and uncountable, plural sammels)

plural sammels · alternative sammil · alternative samel

  1. countabledialectaluncountableSandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.
  2. countabledialectaluncountableGravelly yellow clay.
  3. countabledialectaluncountableA brick in a kiln that is crumbly due to not being thoroughly burned, usually one that lies outermost.
adjectivesammel (comparative more sammel, superlative most sammel)

comparative more sammel · superlative most sammel · alternative sammil · alternative samel

  1. dialectalMixed with lime for mortar.
  2. Imperfectly burnt; (by extension) soft and crumbling.

Origin

  1. Old English*samǣlan“to half-burn”
  2. Englishsammel

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Old English *samǣlan (“to half-burn”), from sam- (“half-, partly”) + ǣlan (“to burn”).

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APA

sammel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sammel

MLA

“sammel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sammel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sammel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sammel.

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