ingle
[ ing-guhl ]
/ ˈɪŋ gəl /
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
Ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingestion, ingle, Ingleborough, inglenook, ingleside, Inglewood, inglorious
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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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