different between stail vs smail

English

Noun

stail (plural stails)

1. (Britain, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”)

Anagrams

• A list, A-list, Itals, Talsi, alist, itals, laits, litas, silat, tails

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English stallion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?t??al?/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /s?t??æl?/

Noun

stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)

1. stallion

Usage notes

Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun sí.

Declension

• Alternative plural: staltracha (Cois Fharraige)

English

Etymology

From snail mail, patterned on email.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??s.me?l/, /sme?l/

Noun

smail (uncountable)

1. (Internet, dated) Conventional postal mail; snail mail.
   • 1997 November 18, “SteveH1491” (username), “Trick Int'l smail address?”, in alt.music.cheap-trick, Usenet.
   • 2000 August 5, “Robin” (username), “Re: Letter from india”, in uk.politics.misc and other newsgroups, Usenet:

     On a similar note just imagine if we could persuade companies that sending junk smail is hugely ineffective. All those people, using all that paper, printers, ink, postmen etc etc.

   • 2002 July 15, “Thor” (username), “Looking for Maisto On Track Diescast Trains”, in rec.models.railroad, Usenet:

     If anyone knows a smail order or internet vendor who carries them, please let me know ¶

Verb

smail (third-person singular simple present smails, present participle smailing, simple past and past participle smailed)

1. (Internet, dated) To send by postal mail.

Anagrams

• Islam, Salim, Simla, alims, limas, mails, malis, misal, salmi, simal