keeler
See also: Keeler
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiːlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkilɚ/
Etymology 1
From Middle English keler, equivalent to keel (noun) + -er.
Noun
keeler (plural keelers)
- (nautical) One who works on a barge or keel.
- (historical) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel, or coal boat.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle English kelere, kelare (“a vessel for cooling liquids, a tub”, literally “a cooler”), equivalent to keel (“to cool”) + -er.
Noun
keeler (plural keelers)
- (archaic) A small or shallow tub.
- a keeler of water/butter/eggs
Synonyms
Derived terms
- keelerful
- keeler-tub
References
- “keeler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English keler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːlər/
Noun
keeler
- A wooden vessel in which milk is set.
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135