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cail

/kˈeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
cail
IPA
/kˈeɪl/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.

verb

To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load.

verb

To move awkwardly or uncertainly; to gambol, kick out one's heels like a colt.

name

Former name of Kayalpatnam

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from or related to Middle English kayl (“a blow, stroke”). Compare Middle English quale (“death, destruction”), from Old English cwalu (“a quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

cails (present, singular) cailing (participle, present) cailed (participle, past) cailed (past) cale (alternative) kail (alternative) kale (alternative) Cails (plural)

Phrases

cail along

Homonyms

calle cale kail

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cail?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈeɪl/.
What does cail mean?
To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
Where does cail come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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