hele
SayHEEL/hil/
- 1To cover the roots of a plant with soil to keep them safe.
Like tucking a plant's roots under a blanket of soil to keep them safe.
Gardeners hele young trees in a trench until they can be planted properly.
As soon as received the plants should be unpacked and if they can not be planted at once they should be "heled in" i. e., placed in a trench and thoroughly watered.
1913, Nebraska HorticultureHere, heled in means set in a trench, roots covered, until planting.Note
- 2To hide something and keep it secret, especially as part of a private group.
Like keeping a secret that you promise never to tell.
Members swore to hele the rites from outsiders.
The second is concerned more especially with the obligation of the Neophyte Grade in which the Candidate is pledged to hele, conceal and never reveal the secret art and hidden mysteries of Masonry.
2019, William Harvey, Albert G. MackeyHere, hele means hide and keep secret, as a member of a secret group.Note
- 3Obsolete form of heal. It is an old spelling of the word, no longer used today.
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Origin
This word comes from Old English words meaning 'to conceal, cover, or hide.' It goes back to an old root meaning 'to hide.'