Jeel

noun

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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."

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"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."

Etymology

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

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