The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neal \Neal\ (n[=e]l), v. t.
   To anneal. [R.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neal \Neal\, v. i.
   To be tempered by heat. [R.] --Bacon.
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