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ingle

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɪŋɡəl

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An open fireplace.
    Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
  3. A catamite; a male lover

Examples

“Fast by an ingle, bleezing finely, / Wi' reaming swats, that drank divinely”
“What? shall I have⟳ my sonne a stager now? an enghle for players?”
“Abd el Kader called them whoresons, ingle's accidents, sons of a bitch, profiteering cuckolds and pimps, jetting his insults broadcast⟳ to the roomfull.”
“My dear Rob⟳, my beloved was known as Moustache to her ingles!”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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