Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tremulous motion, especially with reverberation; a vibration; a thrill.
- Same as
dindle . - To make a great noise.
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Examples
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So with the greatest readiness he struck straight out behind and took Saunders what he himself called a "dinnle on the elbuck."
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
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Ane aye thinks at the first dinnle o 'the sentence, they hae heart eneugh to die rather than bide out the sax weeks; but they aye bide the sax weeks out for a' that.
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Ane aye thinks at the first dinnle o 'the sentence, they hae heart eneugh to die rather than bide out the sax weeks; but they aye bide the sax weeks out for a' that.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Ane aye thinks at the first dinnle o’ the sentence, they hae heart eneugh to die rather than bide out the sax weeks; but they aye bide the sax weeks out for a’ that.
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"Weel, minister," said Saunders, penitently, "I ken brawly I'm i 'the wrang; but ye ken yersel', gin ye had gotten a dinnle i 'the elbuck that garred ye loup like a troot i' Luckie Mowatt's pool, or gin ye had cuttit yersel 'wi' yer ain razor, wad 'Effectual
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
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