inglenook
/ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The ingle-nook ſupplies the ſimmer-fields, / An' aft as mony gleefu' maments yields."
- "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."
- "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."
- "[O]ne [chair], distinguished by capacious arms, a high stuffed back, and red cushions, was placed close to the ingle nook, the accustomed seat of the father of the family."
- "Alice was removed to the residence of the older Noland, where she was welcomed with a rough but honest kindness, and old Margaret was installed in the ingle nook."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/
- British English: /ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/