ingle

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See also: Ingle

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ingle (plural ingles)

  1. A catamite; a male lover

Verb

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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

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

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin inguinem. Cognate with English inguen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈinɡle/ [ˈĩŋ.ɡle]
  • Rhymes: -inɡle
  • Syllabification: in‧gle

Noun

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ingle f (plural ingles)

  1. (anatomy) groin

Further reading

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