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nall

/nɔːl/

nall noun: an awl.

Noun

nall (plural nalls)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) An awl.
    • , And apron, and scissars for head and for tail,
      Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall,
      With collars and harness, for thiller and all[…]1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]...

Proper noun capitalized: Nall

Nall (plural Nalls)

  1. A surname.

Forms of nall

Noun
pluralnalls
Proper noun
pluralNalls

Origin of nall

From Middle English a nal (“an awl”).

Questions about nall

What does nall mean?
Nall means an awl.
What part of speech is nall?
Nall can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce nall?
Nall is pronounced /nɔːl/.
What is the plural of nall?
The plural of nall is nalls.

Words near nall in the dictionary

  1. nalkees
  2. nalki
  3. nalkies
  4. nalkis
  5. nalky
  6. nall
  7. nalla
  8. nallah
  9. nallahs
  10. nallas
  11. Nallasopara

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