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hemmels

hemmels is the plural of hemmel.

Meaning of hemmel

Noun (1)

hemmel (plural hemmels)

  1. (Northumbria, UK, dialectal) A shed or hovel for cattle.
    • Cattle kept in hemmels should always have their food may be stated that the roofs of all the buildings should given to them in the sheds1864 June, John Ewart, “The Profitable Management of Farms in the Vicinity of Large Towns”, in The Farmer's Magazine

Noun (2)

hemmel (plural hemmels)

  1. (UK, Yorkshire, dialectal) A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.
    • The bridge was narrow, with barely enough room for one to cross at a time. So they barred her way, the leader clutching the hemmel (handrail) on either side.1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 50

Questions about hemmels

What is hemmels the plural of?
Hemmels is the plural of hemmel.

Words near hemmels in the dictionary

  1. hemmed in
  2. hemmed up
  3. hemmel
  4. Hemmelgarn
  5. Hemmelgarns
  6. hemmels
  7. hemmer
  8. Hemmerly
  9. hemmers
  10. Hemmert
  11. Hemmerts

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