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Jeel

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of jheel (“wetland area in India”). alt-of, alternative

    "The pieces of stagnant water may be divided into jeels which contain water throughout the year, and chaongre which dry up in the cold season."

  2. 2
    Damage; harm.

    "And the gel, you know, as freckened as freckened, Because of coorse she navar reckoned But Misthriss Banks could do the jeel ¹ She was braggin she could, and she'd take and kneel On her bended knees, and she'd cuss — the baste ! […] ¹ Damage."

Etymology

From Manx jeeyl, jeeill ("damage"), cognate to Irish díobháil.

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