fotmal

noun

fotmal

noun

Etymology From Middle English fotmal, from Old English fōtmǣl (“step by step”, literally “foot-measure”), equivalent to foot + -meal. Doublet of footmeal.

Units of measure Obsolete An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead

Synonyms: foot, formel, fortinel, fotmael, fotmell
Related terms: footmeal
Hypernyms: load, cartload, carrus, fother, fodder
Hyponyms: 1⁄70 fotmal & for smaller subdivisions

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