Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wooden rubber with which gunpowder is mealed.
- noun One who takes his meals at one place and lodges at another.
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Examples
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The mealer loved and respected the haul-mealer, or wished him in Jericho, and the haul-mealer in like manner the mealer, on general grounds, like other persons with whom he came in contact, without any reference to his place of abode.
Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Edwin Lawrence Godkin 1866
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The first cottages were very plain structures, which he cunningly spoke of as "shanties," or "log huts," in which he simply lodged, and went to the hotels or neighboring farm-houses for his food in the simple and unpretending character of a haul-mealer.
Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Edwin Lawrence Godkin 1866
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Again, this dish looks manageable in one sitting, but that white truffle oil mixed with the risotto proved to be a two-mealer.
LAist 2009
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William Kamkwamba: In Malawi, No More Sharing Water With Goats 2009
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William Kamkwamba: In Malawi, No More Sharing Water With Goats 2009
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