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

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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