Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
whemmle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. To turn over.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb UK, dialect To
turn over .
Etymologies
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Compare whelm.
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Examples
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I seed her disappear through the darkness; but I didn't as much as say good-bye to her, for I wur afeard that my voice mout bring her back agin ', an' she mout strike the log with her hoofs, an 'whammel it about.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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'ud whammel, and kick to get free -- all the while routin' like a mad buffalo.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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