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devall (iou)



devall verb & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French devaler descend. from Proto-Romance, from Latin de- DE- 1 down + vallis valley. Cf. AVALE.]
A. verb intrans.
Move or slope downwards. LME-M17.
Cease, leave off. Scot. & north. M16.
b. noun.
A slope. Scot. L17.
A stop, a cessation. Scot. E19.