Mundel

mundle n a stick with a flat end for stirring meal when boiling for porridge. Wright gives it as used in Leicestershire as an instrument for washing potatoes, and he and Halliwell both give it as Northumberland, denoting a slice or stick used in making puddings. In Old Norse there is a word _m�ndull...

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Summary:mundle n a stick with a flat end for stirring meal when boiling for porridge. Wright gives it as used in Leicestershire as an instrument for washing potatoes, and he and Halliwell both give it as Northumberland, denoting a slice or stick used in making puddings. In Old Norse there is a word _m�ndull_, pronounced _mundull_, which means a handle, especially of a handmill, and the word is frequent in modern Icelandic. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I Used I Used I [see 'ladle'] 'chem' 'porridge stick' 'mundle'