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devvel

devvel noun: a hard blow.

Noun

devvel (plural devvels)

  1. (Scotland) A hard blow.
    • "Weel," said the beggar, "that's the likeliest bit of ony—it will be but a muckle through-stane to kiver the gowd; tak the pick till't, and pit mair strength man—ae gud downright devvel will split it, I'se warrant ye—Ay, that will do—Odd, he comes on wi' Wallace's straiks!"1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary

Verb

devvel (third-person singular simple present devvels, present participle devvelling, simple past and past participle devvelled)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To hit (something) hard.
  2. (Scotland, transitive) To stun (someone) by hitting.

Forms of devvel

Noun
pluraldevvels
alternative formdevel
Verb
third-person singular presentdevvels
present participledevvelling
past participledevvelled
pastdevvelled

Questions about devvel

What does devvel mean?
Devvel means a hard blow.
What part of speech is devvel?
Devvel can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of devvel?
The plural of devvel is devvels.

Words near devvel in the dictionary

  1. devulgarization
  2. devulgarize
  3. devulgarized
  4. devulgarizes
  5. devulgarizing
  6. devvel
  7. devvelled
  8. devvelling
  9. devvels
  10. devvoed
  11. devvy

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