I ſat me in the ingle nook, / And joked wi my luver, / But a' the jokes that I cou'd crack, / The deel a ane could muve her.
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Inglenook
//ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk//
Synonyms for "inglenook" (27 found)
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10 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 爐邊 /炉边 noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Galician
1 entries- anllar noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
German
1 entries- Kaminecke noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Hungarian
1 entries- sut noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Ido
1 entries- kamen angulo noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Irish
1 entries- clúid noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- gurî noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Polish
1 entries- zapiecek noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Scots
1 entries- ingleneuk noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
Welsh
1 entries- cornel simnai noun (nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner)
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The ingle-nook ſupplies the ſimmer-fields, / An' aft as mony gleefu' maments yields.
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Could we find a Hamilton to write a tale in Gaelic, for the ingle-nooks of our cottagers, we might expect a speedy reform. The Highlanders are fond of tales, and there does not seem to be a better method of pointing out to them the advantages of activity and cleanliness, than dispersing among them a few stories drawn up with ability.
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May the Forest still flourish, both Borough and Landward, / From the hall of the Peer to the herd's ingle-nook; / And huzza! my brave hearts, for Buccleuch and his standard, / For the King and the Country, the Clan and the Duke.
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