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hail 1, noun (oh) and cavillation (iou)


hail 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: hagal, hAgl]
[U] frozen rain drops which fall as hard balls of ice
ˇˇheavy showers of rain and hail
a hail of bullets/stones etc
a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone
ˇˇThe aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.
a hail of criticism/Abuse etc
a lot of criticism etc
ˇˇThe proposals met with a hail of criticism.

cavillation (iou)



cavillation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin cavillatio(n-), from cavillat- pa. ppl stem of cavillari: see CAVIL, -ATION.]
The use of legal quibbles; a legal quibble; chicanery, overreaching sophistry. LME-M17.
gen. The action of cavilling; a cavil. M16.