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plural hemmels
(UK, dialect, Northumbria) A shed or hovel for cattle. quotations examples
Cattle kept in hemmels should always have their food may be stated that the roofs of all the buildings should given to them in the sheds
1864 June, John Ewart, “The Profitable Management of Farms in the Vicinity of Large Towns”, in The Farmer's Magazine
(UK, dialect, Yorkshire) A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge. quotations examples
The bridge was narrow, with barely enough room for one to cross at a time. So they barred her way, the leader clutching the hemmel (handrail) on either side.
1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 50