# cail

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
2. To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load.
3. To move awkwardly or uncertainly; to gambol, kick out one's heels like a colt.

## Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from or related to Middle English kayl (“a blow, stroke”). Compare Middle English quale (“death, destruction”), from Old English cwalu (“a quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cail