- tinchel
- \\ˈtiŋkəl, ˈtinḵəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic timchioll circuit, compassScotland : a ring formed by hunters to drive or enclose deer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Tinchel — Tin chel, n. [Written also {tinchill}.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.] A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tinchel — tin·chel … English syllables
tinchill — Tinchel Tin chel, n. [Written also {tinchill}.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.] A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tainchell — obs. variant of tinchel … Useful english dictionary
tinkal — tinkal, ar see tincal, tinchel … Useful english dictionary
