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.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
