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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Inkle

· In·kle · IPA /ˈɪŋkl̩/

01 n. A kind of tape or braid.

[Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See Lingle.]

1.
A kind of tape or braid.

02 v. t. To guess.

[OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.]

1.
To guess.[Prov. Eng.]

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