ingle
a fire burning in a hearth.
a fireplace; hearth.
Origin of ingle
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How to use ingle in a sentence
“It raises the possibility that there may be a common cause,” said Dr. James ingle, one of 348 authors on the study.
There was heat, light, and a bar-parlor with a wide old-fashioned chimney-place, provided with seats within the ingle.
The Mark Of Cain | Andrew LangIn 1644 ingle and Claiborne made a descent on the colony in a vessel, appropriately called the "Reformation."
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellMy breath freezes, despite my pipe, as I peer from the door: and with a fortnight-old newspaper I retire to the ingle-nook.
Auld Licht Idyls | J. M. BarrieSaundersville, which was platted by John ingle, did not contain an inhabitant by 1830.
Ralph ingle is as frank and hearty-spoken a gentleman as there is in Maryland.
Sir Christopher | Maud Wilder Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for ingle
/ (ˈɪŋɡəl) /
archaic, or dialect a fire in a room or a fireplace
Origin of ingle
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