Pinkle (also pingle) (verb) (British dialect)
pin-kl
To exert oneself, work hard or laboriously; to struggle, especially against adversity; to toil for a living.
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Acts of Lords of Council in Civil Causes. Origin uncertain. Branches I. and II. are perhaps of different origin.
Example sentences
“She pinkled hard for everything she owned.”
Hajji (noun) hadj-ee A muslim who has gone on pilgrimage to Mecca. First recorded in 1600–10; from Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj “pilgrimage” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or…
