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Definition of Gingle
1. n. & v. See Jingle.
Definition of Gingle
1. Noun. (obsolete form of jingle) ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete form of jingle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gingle
1. a jingle (tinkling sound) [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gingle
Literary usage of Gingle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"C. How, the sound of the spur ? i' O, its your only humour now extant, sir; a
good gingle, a good single. ..."
2. A Class-book of Botany: Designed for Colleges, Academies, and Other by Alphonso Wood (1854)
"Also found in the State of Georgia. ПО. И.—1. Carex ; a gingle, fertile flower ;
a, the glume ; b, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1899)
"Gentle Sir gingle, the flower of my school .... where ended we yesterday ? gingle.
You were instructing me how to salute a lady or so, if she had a monkey ..."
4. The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands by Harry Speight (1892)
"... Ingleton " granite "—God's bridge—The capital of In^leton Fells —Interesting
little chapel—Hurtle and gingle ..."
5. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"See to Chink [as money, &c.] To gingle, r n. [as words that end with the Kin/lie
o/irord», Sain, a dim ond sain. To gingle, rn [as money or metal] ..."
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