Rammel
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Refuse matter. obsolete, uncountable
"And becauſe he vvould not miſſe, but lay faſt holde upon all the bootie and pillage vvhich poſſibly hee could come by, even from thence alſo, having promiſed free leave to caſt forth dead karkaſſes and rid away the rammell of the ruines; looke vvhat reliques remained of all their goods and ſubſtance unburnt, he permitted not one to goe unto it."
- 1 To turn to rubbish. intransitive, obsolete
Example
More examples"And becauſe he vvould not miſſe, but lay faſt holde upon all the bootie and pillage vvhich poſſibly hee could come by, even from thence alſo, having promiſed free leave to caſt forth dead karkaſſes and rid away the rammell of the ruines; looke vvhat reliques remained of all their goods and ſubſtance unburnt, he permitted not one to goe unto it."
Etymology
From Latin ramus (“a branch”).
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