In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INGLE
Etymology
Proper noun
Ingle
A surname.
Anagrams
• Elgin, Elgin., Nigel, linge
Etymology 1
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
(obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
Etymology 2
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
A catamite.
Etymology 3
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
(obsolete) A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart.
Etymology 4
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
(obsolete) A male lover.
Verb
ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)
(obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.
Anagrams
• Elgin, Elgin., Nigel, linge
Source: Wiktionary
In"gle, n. Etym: [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. Ignite.]
Definition: Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. Ingle nock, the chimney corner.
– Ingle side, Ingle cheek, the fireside.
In"gle, n. Etym: [Written also engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir. aingeal an angel. Cf. Engle.]
Definition: A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.] Toone.
In"gle, v. t.
Definition: To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See Engle. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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