ˈmel(d)ə(r) noun
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Etymology: Middle English meltyre, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse meldr flour or grain in the mill; akin to Old Saxon maldar, a measure for grain, Old High German maltar; akin to Old English melu flour — more at meal
dialect Britain : the quantity of meal ground at one time : meal just ground ; also : a grinding of grain