DINGLE

dell, dingle

(noun) a small wooded hollow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dingle (plural dingles)

A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Anagrams

• elding, engild, gilden, ingled

Proper noun

Dingle

A harbour town in Kerry, Ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.

An area in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687).

Anagrams

• elding, engild, gilden, ingled

Source: Wiktionary


Din"gle, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin: cf. AS. ding prison; or perh. akin to dimble.]

Definition: A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered valley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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