TINCHEL
Etymology
Noun
tinchel (plural tinchels)
(Scotland) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.
Anagrams
• linchet
Source: Wiktionary
Tin"chel, n. [Written also tinchill.] Etym: [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.]
Definition: A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game! Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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