nuncle

[ nuhng-kuhl ]

nounChiefly British Dialect.

Origin of nuncle

1
1580–90; from the phrase mine uncle, taken as my nuncle;cf. newt

Words Nearby nuncle

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How to use nuncle in a sentence

  • This is a question has quelled many a jovial toper, but it moved not the purpose of Lambourne's soul, "Question my means, nuncle?"

    Kenilworth | Sir Walter Scott
  • I tell Titty Ann fer look at we nuncle, gwan bahckwud by sundown.

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • I'd donned my best clothes and my nuncle had gien me a new sixpenny-bit for a fairin', an' I were to buy choose-what I liked.

    Tales of the Ridings | F. W. Moorman
  • But the only examples we gathered were "stop," "please," and "nuncle."

    The Fortunate Isles | Mary Stuart Boyd
  • Weve got a nuncle and a naunt living near our new house, said Kezia.

    Bliss, and Other Stories | Katherine Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for nuncle

nuncle

/ (ˈnʌŋkəl) /


noun
  1. an archaic or dialect word for uncle

Origin of nuncle

1
C16: from division of mine uncle as my nuncle

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