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notchel

notchel noun: the repudiation of a wife by her husband, who thereby refuses to pay her debts.

Noun

notchel (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, Lancashire) The repudiation of a wife by her husband, who thereby refuses to pay her debts.
    • to cry notchel; the practice of notchel crying

Forms of notchel

alternative formknotchel

Questions about notchel

What does notchel mean?
Notchel means the repudiation of a wife by her husband, who thereby refuses to pay her debts.
What part of speech is notchel?
Notchel is a noun.

Words near notchel in the dictionary

  1. notchbacks
  2. notchboard
  3. notchboards
  4. notched
  5. notched up
  6. notchel
  7. notcher
  8. notchers
  9. notches
  10. notches in one's bedpost
  11. notches in one's belt

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