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Engel

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E'ngle. n.s. [derived from the French engluer, to catch with birdlime.] A gull; a put; a bubble. Hanmer.

I spied
An ancient engle going down the hill,
Will serve our turn. Shakesp. Taming of the Shrew.

An alteration of Theobald's for angel.

Sources: Hanmer, Thomas (11) · Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew (71) · Theobald, Lewis (1)

Attributes: French (385) · Noun Substantive (1269)

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