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Definition of Inchmeal
1. n. A piece an inch long.
2. adv. Little by little; gradually.
Definition of Inchmeal
1. Adverb. gradually, little by little (an inch at a time) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inchmeal
1. little by little [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inchmeal
Literary usage of Inchmeal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"+inchmeal [in-shmee-l], adv. by inches ; eg, we speak of killing an animal " by
inchmeal." The word is formed on the model of "piece-meal. ..."
2. English Grammar: Including Grammatical Analysis by Charles Peter Mason (1886)
"... by portions ;' as piecemeal, inchmeal % (Shaks. Temp. ii. ... XA superfluous
by is sometimes placed before these words, as " By inchmeal. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... some of the inside of a deer : inchmeal, a piece an inch long. I XCU'.MI л i,
ns J equal to three grains Beldame, I think, we watched ynu at an inch. ..."
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