humble

/ˈhʌmbəl/ · noun

Meaning

(Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Near the ground.
A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns.
Especially in hummel corn: grain that lacks awns (beards or bristles), or has had its awns removed (barley, oats, etc.).
Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.

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