v. Obs. [ad. L. āvell-ĕre, f. ā- = ab- away, off + vellĕre to pull away, tear off.] To pull or tear away, pull up.
1530. State Papers Hen. VIII., I. 357. [It] hath takyn suche rotys, that the same can never be auellyd.
1651. Biggs, New Disp., ¶ 232. Avelling the … membrane lining the chest.
