lingel

English

Etymology

French ligneul, diminutive of Latin linea (“a linen thread”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Noun

lingel (plural lingels)

(obsolete) A shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax.
(obsolete) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.
- 1771, [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC:
  a little hemp, which he spun into lingels

References

“lingel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Gillen, Lingle, lignel, lingle

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