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[ ing-guhl ]

/ ˈɪŋ gəl /

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noun Chiefly British Dialect.

a fire burning in a hearth.

a fireplace; hearth.

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Origin of ingle

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

Words nearby ingle

Ingerland, Ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingle, Ingleborough, inglenook, ingleside, Inglewood, inglorious

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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.
5 Highlights of the New Breast Cancer Study|Lizzie Crocker|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 Lang
In 1644 Ingle and Claiborne made a descent on the colony in a vessel, appropriately called the "Reformation."
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
My 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. Barrie

Saundersville, which was platted by John Ingle, did not contain an inhabitant by 1830.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
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

ingle

/ (ˈɪŋɡəl) /

noun

archaic, or dialect a fire in a room or a fireplace

Word Origin for ingle

C16: probably from Scots Gaelic aingeal fire

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