Dictionary entry

Dell

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dell (?), n. [AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del, low ground. See Dale.] 1. A small, retired valley; a ravine.

In dells and dales, concealed from human sight. Tickell.

2. A young woman; a wench.

Sweet doxies and dells. B. Jonson.