singler

singler adjective: singular.

Adjective

singler (not comparable)

(obsolete) Singular.
- Nomore then it lyeth in the libertye of the liuelye tre wel planted to ceaſſe frome bringing forth hir frutes in hir time / except God altereth this his natural ordinaunce bi ſome ſingler gifte.[1531], George Ioye, The Letters Which Iohan Ashwel Priour of Newnham Abbey Besids Bedforde / Sente Secretely to the Bishope of Lyncolne in the Yeare of our Lorde M.D.xxvij. Where in the Sayde Priour...
- In doing whereof there neither wanted polycie in him ſelf, nor yet ſingler manhode in his men.1553, Quintus Curcius, translated by Iohn Brende, The Historie of Quintus Curcius, Conteyning the Actes of the Greate Alexander, London: Rycharde Tottell

singler (plural singlers)

One who singles (thins out) plants.
- Where the young turnip plants are very thin in the rows they may easily and readily be singled by the hoe alone; but, where turnips are very thick in the rows, it is desirable, if not actually necessary, that singlers should be employed.1843, Barugh Almack, “On the Drill Husbandry of Turnips.—Prize Essay.”, in The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, volume the fourth, London: John Murray, section V (The Manner of...
- Their backs were to him, and their heads close to the ground, and of course out of sight, so that they looked like a lot of immense bee-skeps, covered with coarse bags,[…]‘Goodness! gracious! father! what sort of creatures are those!’ ‘Singlers, my boy, Singlers,’ was the reply.[…]‘They are the...1877, Saxon [pseudonym; Robert de Bruce Trotter], “The Lower Orders”, in Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago; Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the...

Singler (plural Singlers)

But Maximilian reteyning ſtill a ſingler ambition in this iorney, would admit no companion or communitie of name or authoritie[…].1579, [Francesco] Guicciardin, translated by Geffray Fenton, The Historie of Guicciardin, Conteining the VVarres of Italie and Other...
She’s gone singling, they can’t get singlers enew.1886, R[obert] E[den] G[eorge] Cole, “SINGLER, s.”, in A Glossary of Words used in South-West Lincolnshire. (Wapentake of Graffoe)....
The singler could be provided with means for compensating for an irregular braird.1968, Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, page 5:

From Middle English singler, from Old French sangler, seingler, sengler (“single, individual”) and a shortened form of Middle English singuler.

From single + -er.

What does singler mean?: Singler means singular.
How do you use singler in a sentence?: But Maximilian reteyning ſtill a ſingler ambition in this iorney, would admit no companion or communitie of name or authoritie[…].
What part of speech is singler?: Singler can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

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