girnel

noun

gir·​nel

variants or girnal

ˈgirnᵊl

plural -s

1

obsolete, Scottish : granary

2

Scottish : a meal chest or barrel

sitting on a girnel in the stable

—Ian MacLennan

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots), probably alteration of Middle English garner, gerner garner

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