See Also: dingle(1)(dictionary)
dingle(2)(dictionary)
Dingle(tourism)
dingle-dangle(dictionary)

dingle(1) (iou)



dingle noun. ME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. a doublet of DIMBLE.]
A deep abyss. Only in ME.
A deep hollow or dell, esp. (chiefly literary) one shaded by trees. Also (dial.) a cleft between hills. M17.
Southey Seek some sequestered dingle's coolest shade.
Comb.: dingle-bird = bell-miner s.v. BELL noun1.
dingly adjective of the nature of a dingle, having many dingles M19.