ingle

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See also: Ingle

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain; perhaps from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (fire, light).

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Alternative forms

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. A catamite; a male lover

Verb

ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)

  1. (obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

References

ingle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin inguinem. Cognate with English inguen.

Pronunciation

Noun

ingle f (plural ingles)

  1. (anatomy) groin

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