meil
/miːl/Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland in later use). Now historical
noun
A measure of weight, varying according to commodity but often taken to be equal to 6 lispounds; specifically a measure of weight for foodstuffs, especially grain and (in Orkney) meat.
Origin
Mid 16th century. Probably the reflex of a borrowing from early Scandinavian.
- lead-acid
- lead article
- lead balloon
- Leadbeater's possum
- lead crystal
- leaded
- leaded light
- leaden
- leaden-footed
- leadenly
- leadenness
- leaden seal
- leader
- leader board
- leaderene
- leaderless
- leaderless resistance
- Leader of the House
- leadership
- leadership contest
- lead foot
- lead-footed
- lead-free
- lead from the front
- lead generation