Cail

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To throw, pelt; to throw weakly. dialectal
  2. 2
    To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load. dialectal
  3. 3
    To move awkwardly or uncertainly; to gambol, kick out one's heels like a colt. dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Former name of Kayalpatnam obsolete
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
kayalpatnam

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from or related to Middle English kayl (“a blow, stroke”). Compare Middle English quale (“death, destruction”), from Old English cwalu (“a quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction”).

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