ingle
- noun
- /ˈɪŋɡəl/
- Archaic
:
hogar
- These beeves don't speak ingles.
Examples
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Senor, Yo no hablo ingles.
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10 Responses to "A global ingle-neuk, or the size of our vocabulary"
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I got spurs that jingle-j angle-j ingle
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No hablo ingles.
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-No comprendo ingles.
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Yo no hablo ingles.
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Ingle-neuk (neuk = nook) "chimney corner."
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We have reached a stage at which our young people feel comfortable only in dealing with one another, especially when they sit in a global ingle-neuk, text from the most recent contraption, and crunch a homemade bannock.
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No comprende ingles, señor.
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On cold winter nights, the family gathered around the warm ingle to tell stories.
Synonyms
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An open space in a wall where you make a fire to heat a room or for decoration
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The floor area in front of a fireplace where you build a fire
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The home as a place of warmth and family life
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3.0
A space in a wall where you make an open fire to heat or cook in a room
A fireplace in a home where people burn wood to keep warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ingle comes from old Scottish and northern English words for the 'fire' or 'hearth' in a home. A helpful way to remember it is to picture an old cottage with a big warm fire in the middle, because an ingle is simply the fireplace or hearth you sit by to keep warm.