ENGLE

En"gle, n. Etym: [OE. enghle to coax or cajole. Cf. Angle a hook, one easily enticed, a gull, Ingle.]

Definition: A favorite; a paramour; an ingle. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

En"gle, v. t.

Definition: To cajole or coax, as favorite. [Obs.] I 'll presently go and engle some broker. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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