in‧gle‧nook /ˈɪŋɡ
əlnʊk/
noun [countable] British English[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: ingle 'fire' (16-19 centuries) (from Scottish Gaelic aingeal) + nook]
a seat by the side of a large open
fireplace, or the space that it is in
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