hemmel

noun2

1. •
   (dialect, UK) A shed or hovel for cattle.

   • Cattle kept in hemmels should always have their food may be stated that the roofs of all the buildings should given to them in the sheds — 1864
2. •
   (dialect, UK) A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.

   • The bridge was narrow, with barely enough room for one to cross at a time. So they barred her way, the leader clutching the hemmel (handrail) on either side. — 1989