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Hile
name, noun, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of hilum alt-of, alternative, archaic
- 2 A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook. West-Country, obsolete
Verb
- 1 To form sheaves into a hile. West-Country, obsolete
Etymology
Etymology 1
Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).
Etymology 2
Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).
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