·noun Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.
II. Kail ·noun A kind of headless cabbage. ·same·as Kale, 1.
III. Kail ·noun A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner.
, keal pottage or broth made of cabbage. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose