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fummle

fummle is the alternative form of fummel.

Meaning of fummel

Noun

fummel (plural fummels)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A hinny (the hybrid of a male horse and a female donkey).
    • After the conclusion of the regular sport, a match, two miles, came off between a fummel (2 yrs old) and a pony (aged, which seemed to excite some interest from the large cavalcade of horsemen who followed them round the course. The fummel won easy.1839 September 20, “Sporting Intelligence: Lichfield Meeting”, in Stockport Advertiser, volume 18, number 913, Stockport, page 3

Forms of fummle

pluralfummles

Questions about fummle

What is fummle the alternative form of?
Fummle is the alternative form of fummel.

Words near fummle in the dictionary

  1. fumivorous
  2. fummed
  3. fummel
  4. fummels
  5. fumming
  6. fummle
  7. fummles
  8. fumoir
  9. fumoirs
  10. fumonisin
  11. fumonisins

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