mull

Definitions

1. 1.A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.]
2. 2.A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
3. 3.Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] Gower.
4. 4.To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.]
5. 5.To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.]
6. 6.An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
7. 7.To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm. Gay.
8. 8.To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.] called?
• What is a snuffbox made of the small end of a horn called?
• What is to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.] called?
• What is an inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger called?
• What is to heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm. Gay called?
• What is to dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. Shak called?