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hummelled

hummelled is the simple past and past participle of hummel.

Meaning of hummel

Verb

hummel (third-person singular simple present hummels, present participle (US) hummeling or (UK) hummelling, simple past and past participle (US) hummeled or (UK) hummelled)

  1. (transitive) Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
    Synonyms:
    poll
  2. (transitive) To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
    • From the minute description of the machinery, I am apt to think it is made at a considerable expense; [...] I am therefore induced to mention the manner of hummelling (or fattering, as it is called in this county) with me. [...] My thrashing mill is of the old construction, being the first erected...1812 August 5, “S.” [pseudonym], “A Cheap Method of Hummelling Barley”, in The Farmer’s Magazine: A Periodical Work Exclusively Devoted to Agriculture and Rural Affairs, volume XIII, number LII...

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Questions about hummelled

What is hummelled the simple past and past participle of?
Hummelled is the simple past and past participle of hummel.

Words near hummelled in the dictionary

  1. hummed along
  2. hummel
  3. hummeler
  4. hummelers
  5. Hummell
  6. hummelled
  7. hummeller
  8. hummellers
  9. hummelling
  10. hummellings
  11. hummels

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