ingle noun¹. ['ɪŋg(ǝ)l] Orig. Scot. E16.
[Perh. from Gaelic aingeal fire, light, Irish aingeal live ember.]
1. A domestic fire; a fire burning on a hearth. E16.

2. An open fireplace, an inglenook. M19.

Comb.:
ingle-bench a bench beside a fire; ingle-cheek Scot. the jamb of a fireplace; inglenook a chimney corner; ingleside a fireside.

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ingle noun² & verb. ['ɪŋg(ǝ)l] L16.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
1. A catamite. L16.

2. An intimate friend. rare. M17.
B. verb trans. Fondle, caress; coax. L16-L19.

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