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reffel

verbaction

to make tangled or knotted

To become or make something twisted and knotted together; to snarl (e.g. lines, hair, rope).

Example in use

Ma lines hae reffel efter da gale

Pronunciation

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/REF-el/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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