vell

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/vɛl/

verb

To cut the turf from, as for burning.

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Meanings

vell1

verbvell (third-person singular simple present vells, present participle velling, simple past and past participle velled)

present singular third person vells · participle present velling · participle past velled · past velled

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteagricultureTo cut the turf from, as for burning.

    For velling, the share is made wide, with the angle or outer point of the wing or fin turned upward, to separate the turf entirely from the soil

    1796, William Marshall, Rural Economy of the West of England

vell2

nounvell (plural vells)

plural vells

  1. UKarchaicThe salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet

Origin

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vell

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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