Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To turn to rubbish; molder.
- noun Refuse wood, as of twigs or small branches, or decayed woody matter.
- noun Rubbish, especially bricklayers' rubbish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Refuse matter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
refuse matter
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Examples
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It sets me thinkin ', sometimes, when aw tak a rammel abaat th' hills an 'valleys o' mi own neighborhood, what i 'th' name o 'fortun' maks ivvery body lang to get as far away throo hooam as they can to enjoy thersens.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Scolytid beetles in their burrows, in which copulation takes place: = rammel-kammer.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.
The White Company 1890
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