ingleside
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ingleside
Example Sentences
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For in the sweet Scotch tongue, "ingleside" means "fireside," or ingle may mean fireplace, or chimney-corner; so you see it gave a home feeling to the place, calling it "Ingleside."
From Maid Sally by Cheever, Harriet A.
Here for the asking was a competence, love, an ingleside of his own.
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by Cabell, James Branch
John, however, walked quietly in, and sat down on a heap of rubbish by the ingleside; and William, following his example, sat down over-against him.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 by Various
"If he is," said Grandma Elsie, giving the old gentleman a pleasant smile, "we will set him in the warmest corner of the ingleside and order refreshments."
From Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Finley, Martha
"Silence!" cried the sutor from the opposite ingleside.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
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