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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English keler, equivalent to keel (noun) + -er.
Noun
keeler (plural keelers)
- (nautical) One who works on a barge or keel.
- (historical) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel, or coal boat.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English kelere, kelare (“a vessel for cooling liquids, a tub”, literally “a cooler”), equivalent to keel (“to cool”) + -er.
Noun
keeler (plural keelers)
- (archaic) A small or shallow tub.
a keeler of water/butter/eggs
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Yola
Etymology
From Middle English keler.
Pronunciation
Noun
keeler
- A wooden vessel in which milk is set.
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series), volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135