nuncle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nuncle
1580–90; from the phrase mine uncle, taken as my nuncle; cf. newt
Example Sentences
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Prithee, nuncle, be contented; 'tis a naughty night to swim in.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had to pay her nuncle his just due.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Every man’s favorite nuncle, fidl of chuckles and old sayings and mughspun wisdom.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Pr'ythee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie; I would fain learn to lie.
From King Lear by William Shakespeare
—In asking you to remember those two noble kinsmen nuncle Richie and nuncle Edmund, Stephen answered, I feel I am asking too much perhaps.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
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