dell Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small wooded hollow
    dingle.

WordNet

Dell noun
Etymology
AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del, low ground. See Dale.
Definitions
  1. A small, retired valley; a ravine.
    In dells and dales, concealed from human sight. Tickell.
  2. A young woman; a wench. Obs.
    Sweet doxies and dells. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913