subs. (old).—1. A pathic.
1593. NASHE, Strange Newes, in Works [GROSART, ii. 277]. I am afraid thou wilt make me thy INGLE.
1598. FLORIO, A Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Cinedo … a bardarsh a buggring boy, a wanton boy, an INGLE.
1617. MINSHEU, Guide into the Tongues, s.v. INGLE, or a boy kept for sodomie.
1675. COTTON, Burlesque upon Burlesque: or, The Scoffer Scofft, 4th ed., 1725, p. 186. Both at thy INGLES, and thy jades.
2. (old).—An intimate; a dear friend.
1601. JONSON, The Poetaster, i. 1. What! shall I have my son a stager now? an ENGHLE for players.
1602. DEKKER, The Honest Whore [DODSLEY, Old Plays, iii. 260]. Call me your love, your INGLE, your cousin, or so; but sister, at no hand.
1609. JONSON, Epicœne, or the Silent Woman, i. 1. Wks. (1860), p. 208, col. i. His INGLE at home.
1659. MASSINGER, The City Madam, iv. 1.
| Coming, as we do, | |
| From his quondam patrons, his dear INGLES now. |
1602. DEKKER, Satiromastix [HAWKINS, The Origin of the English Drama, iii. 118]. I never saw mine INGLE so dash’d in my life before.
1821. SCOTT, Kenilworth, iii. Ha! my dear friend and ingle, Tony Foster.
Verb. (old).—1. To practise sodomy; TO INDORSE (q.v.); TO CHUFF (q.v.).
1598. FLORIO, A Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Cinedulare, to bugger, to bardarsh, TO INGLE.
2. (old).—To caress; to make much of.
1599. NASHE, Lenten Stuffe [GROSART, Works, v. 194]. Hug it, INGLE it, kiss it.
