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fotmal

fotmal noun: an old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead.

Noun

fotmal (plural fotmals)

  1. (obsolete) An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead
    Synonyms:
    foot, formel, fortinel, fotmael, fotmell

Synonyms of fotmal

Forms of fotmal

pluralfotmals

Origin of fotmal

From Middle English fotmal, from Old English fōtmǣl (“step by step”, literally “foot-measure”), equivalent to foot + -meal. Doublet of footmeal.

Questions about fotmal

What does fotmal mean?
Fotmal means an old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead.
What part of speech is fotmal?
Fotmal is a noun.
What is the plural of fotmal?
The plural of fotmal is fotmals.

Words near fotmal in the dictionary

  1. Fotini
  2. Fotis
  3. fotive
  4. fotmael
  5. fotmaels
  6. fotmal
  7. fotmals
  8. fotneth
  9. fotneths
  10. fotnith
  11. fotniths

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