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ingle

American  
[ing-guhl] / ˈɪŋ gəl /

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

  1. a fire burning in a hearth.

  2. a fireplace; hearth.

ingle British  
/ ˈɪŋɡəl /

noun

  1. archaic a fire in a room or a fireplace

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Etymology

Origin of ingle

First recorded in 1500–10, ingle is from the Scots Gaelic word aingeal fire

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The family of Brendan Ingle have shared their pride over the late boxing trainer being portrayed by a Hollywood icon in an upcoming film.

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Daughter Tara Ingle said her father would have "loved" to have known he was played in a film "by a big star".

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Ingle's relatives, boxers and former trainers from the Ingle Gym are expected to be in the audience at a special screening at The Light cinema in Sheffield on Thursday.

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His sons, Dominic and John, took over the gym when Ingle stood down and trained former world champions Kell Brook and Billy Joe Saunders.

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Barnsley-born Athale admits he felt the "pressure" to get "the details right" about the Ingle story.

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