ingle

in·gle

(ĭng′gəl)

1. An open fire in a fireplace.

2. A fireplace.

[Perhaps Scottish Gaelic aingeal, fire, light.]

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ingle

(ˈɪŋɡəl)

archaic or dialect a fire in a room or a fireplace

[C16: probably from Scottish Gaelic aingeal fire]

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in•gle

(ˈɪŋ gəl)

n.

1. a fire burning in a hearth.

2. a fireplace; hearth.

[1500–10; < Scottish Gaelic aingeal fire]

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His wee bit ingle, blinkin bonnily, His clean hearth-stane, his thriftie wifie's smile, The lisping infant prattling on his knee, Does a' his weary carking care beguile, An' makes him quite forget his labour and his toil.

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No sign of occult art is to be seen, unless the bundles of dried herbs hanging to the rack and in the ingle and the row of labelled phials on one of the shelves betoken it.

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KID GALAHAD aims to become a world champion on Saturday - and dedicate his win to Brendan Ingle.

GALAHAD: THIS WIN'S FOR YOU, BREN.

Legendary boxing trainer Brendan Ingle has died aged 77.

BREAKING Legendary boxing trainer Brendan Ingle - who coached Prince Naseem Hamed - dies aged 77; Ingle was responsible for bringing through several world champions from his gym in Sheffield

The bizarre incident happened when Jacqueline Ingle came to his aid as he struggled in the road with the trailer when it became detached from his vehicle outside their Elland home.

Drink-driver ran over her husband

WALES Women's skipper Sophie Ingle admits Bristol Academy's Champions League quarter-final clash is the biggest of her career to date.

Ingle: Champions League tie biggest of my career

And Ingle, who succeeded Jess Fishlock as Wales skipper, will face the former Vixen who is on loan at Frankfurt from Seattle Reign FC.

Quarter-final tie biggest of career - Ingle

Edward Ingle illegally took salmon from the River Tyne in East Lothian in April this year.

POACHER PINCHED; Salmon thief with 33 convictions is jailed for 5 months

That's the message from legendary trainer Brendan Ingle, who took Naseem Hamed to the top of the fight game.

LEARN TO WALK AWAY, GEORGE!

EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES LEAGUE INGLES 3 BARROW TOWN 1 IN BLAZING hot conditions Ingles were able to bounce back from a Saturday defeat and beat near neighbours Barrow Town 3-1.