Middle English Dictionary Entry
torel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | torel n. Also toreil. |
| Etymology | ML torale, AL torellum, turaillia; also cp. OF torail(le, AF toreille, tourelle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A malt-kiln.
Associated quotations
- (1305) Court R.Lond.209 : [One] masfat, [4 s.; one] rering vat, [3 s.; seven] cumelyngs, [21 d..and two] clayes ad toreyl, [20 d..two] crates ad torell, [value 20 d.].