"Mull" meaning in English

See Mull in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|Isle of Mull}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mull
  1. An island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Places in Scotland Translations (island): Muile (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Mull-en-name-Dmo-GCcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Mulls [plural]
Etymology: From mulligatawny. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mulligatawny}} mulligatawny Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mull (plural Mulls)
  1. (Anglo-Indian, slang, obsolete) A member of the Service belonging to the Madras Presidency. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Mull-en-noun-1bGtVeBg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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