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Meaning of INCHMEAL

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Inch"meal`\, n. [See {Meal} a part, and cf.
    {Piecemeal}.]
    A piece an inch long.
    
    {By inchmeal}, by small degrees; by inches. --Shak.
    
    
  2. \Inch"meal`\, adv.
    Little by little; gradually.
    
    
 
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