Engle

//ˈɛŋɡəl// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of paramour alt-of, alternative, obsolete

    "What between his Mistress Abroad, and his Engle at Home, high Fare, soft Lodging[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of cajole alt-of, alternative, obsolete

    "I'll presently go and engle some broker."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sierra County, New Mexico.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
  5. 5
    Synonym of Angle (“member of the tribe of Angles”). historical

    "The Engle or English man absorbed the Saxon, absorbed the Jute, but himself remained English."

Synonyms

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angleblandanderblandishbutter upcajolecanoodle

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"What between his Mistress Abroad, and his Engle at Home, high Fare, soft Lodging[…]"

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