Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A familiar friend, whether male or female; a favorite or friend. See
ingle . - noun In a bad sense, a male paramour.
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Examples
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But Dekker's play is not without its palpable hits at the arrogance, the literary pride, and self-righteousness of Jonson-Horace, whose "ningle" or pal, the absurd Asinius Bubo, has recently been shown to figure forth, in all likelihood, Jonson's friend, the poet Drayton.
Every Man in His Humor Ben Jonson 1605
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