Inglenook (noun)
in-gl-nook
a corner or nook near a fireplace
First recorded in 1765–75. Combines ingle, likely from Scottish Gaelic aingeal, meaning “fire, light,” + nook.
Example sentences
“She sat in the inglenook with a coco and pondered on the events of the day.”
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