ceil

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With this he caught hold of one of the thin boards used by the "river-traders" to ceil the room, and, with a powerful wrench, tore it off.

From Raftmates A Story of the Great River by Munroe, Kirk

He butts the wall o' mornings, He rams the ceil at night.

From The Autobiography of Methuselah by Bangs, John Kendrick

Cain, a man's name. call, to name. ceil, to line the top of caul, a kind of net-work. seal, a sea animal.

From McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book by McGuffey, William Holmes

In the 3rd pers. sing. aspiration may be employed, e.g. n� ceil, “he does not hide,” n� cheil, “he does not hide it.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

He piled them together in the centre of his ceil, and then hastened to barricade the second door he had attempted to force.

From Frederick the Great and His Family by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.