Incle vs Ingle - What's the difference?
incle | ingle |
A catamite.
* 1926 , , :
* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 318:
As nouns the difference between incle and ingle
is that incle is while ingle is (obsolete|or|scotland) an open fireplace or ingle can be a catamite or ingle can be (obsolete) a paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart.As a verb ingle is
(obsolete) to cajole or coax; to wheedle.ingle
English
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps compare (etyl) .Derived terms
* inglenookEtymology 2
Origin unknown.Noun
(en noun)- Abd el Kader called them whoresons, ingle' s accidents, sons of a bitch, profiteering cuckolds and pimps, jetting his insults broadcast to the roomfull.
- My dear Rob, my beloved was known as Moustache to her ingles !