HUMMEL


Meaning of HUMMEL in English

I. adjective

also hum·ble ˈhəməl

Etymology: Middle English hommyll; akin to Low German hummel polled animal

1. Scotland : awnless — used of grain

2. Scotland : hornless — used of cattle or stags

II. transitive verb

also humble “

( hummeled or hummelled also humbled ; hummeled or hummelled also humbled ; hummeling or hummelling also humbling -m(ə)liŋ ; hummels also humbles )

chiefly Scotland : to separate (barley or oats) from the awns and tips of hull

III. noun

( -s )

1. chiefly Scotland : humlie

2. chiefly Scotland : a hornless stag

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