wammel
A mongrel dog. The scruffy mutt down the entry.
Definitions
A mongrel dog. Specifically the rough, indeterminate, probably-bit-of-everything kind. Said with affection more often than not — a wammel is family even if you don't know what breed.
wammel In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Possibly from Anglo-Saxon 'hwaemelec', or a corruption of 'animal'. Confirmed in Black Country dialect lexicons.
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