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hangle

hangle noun: a hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.

Noun

hangle (plural hangles)

  1. A hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.
  2. A form of hanger by which the scabbard of a sword was suspended, attached not necessarily to the girdle, but sometimes to two rings fastened to the cuirass at its bottom edge, one over the left hip, the other near the middle of the back.

Forms of hangle

pluralhangles

Origin of hangle

From hang + -le.

Questions about hangle

What does hangle mean?
Hangle means a hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.
What part of speech is hangle?
Hangle is a noun.
What is the plural of hangle?
The plural of hangle is hangles.

Words near hangle in the dictionary

  1. hangings
  2. hangingwall
  3. hangingwalls
  4. hangiri
  5. hangis
  6. hangle
  7. Hanglem
  8. hangles
  9. Hanglid
  10. hangman
  11. hangman paradox

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