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ingle

[ ing-guhl ]

noun

, Chiefly British Dialect.
  1. a fire burning in a hearth.
  2. a fireplace; hearth.


ingle

/ ˈɪŋɡəl /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a fire in a room or a fireplace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingle1

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

Origin of ingle1

C16: probably from Scots Gaelic aingeal fire
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Example Sentences

His death was announced by his son, Doug Ingle Jr., in a social media post, reported Rolling Stone.

Doug Ingle, 78, co-founder of the 1960s rock band Iron Butterfly and the voice behind their iconic hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died May 24.

Doug Ingle, the lead singer and organist of Iron Butterfly, the band that turned a purportedly misheard lyric into “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the 17-minute magnum opus that propelled acid rock into the outer reaches of excess in the late 1960s, died on May 24.

His death was confirmed in a social media post by his son Doug Ingle Jr The post did not say where he died or specify a cause.

Mr. Ingle was the last surviving member of the classic lineup of Iron Butterfly, the pioneering hard rock act he helped found in 1966.

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