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keffels

keffels is the plural of keffel.

Meaning of keffel

Noun

keffel (plural keffels)

  1. (Wales, obsolete) A horse.
    • A short stop, but no refreshment. Such baits are frequently given by the natives of the principality to their keffels, or horses, particularly after climbing a hill.1824, Thomas Fielding, Select Proverbs of All Nations, page 132

Questions about keffels

What is keffels the plural of?
Keffels is the plural of keffel.

Words near keffels in the dictionary

  1. Kefalovryssion
  2. keffekil
  3. keffekilite
  4. keffekill
  5. keffel
  6. keffels
  7. Keffer
  8. Keffers
  9. keffiyah
  10. keffiyahs
  11. keffiyeh

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