2. (old).—To caress; to make much of.
1599. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe, in Works [Grosart, v. 194]. Hug it, ingle it, kiss it.
Inglenook, subs. (venery).—The
female pudendum. For synonyms
see Monosyllable.
Ingler, subs. (old.)—i. A sodomist.
For synonyms see Usher.
1598. Florio, Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Pedicone, a buggrer, an ingler of boyes.
2. (thieves').—A fraudulent horse-dealer.
1825. Modern Flash Dict., s.v.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v. Inglers. Horse-dealers who cheat those that deal with them.
Ingotted, adj. (common).—Rich;
warm (q.v.). For synonyms see
well-ballasted.
1864. E. Yates, Broken to Harness, xvii. p. 168. (1873). They are a tremendously well-timed set at Schröders; and he's safe to ask no women who are not enormously ingotted.
Iniquity Office, subs. (American).—A
registry office. [A play upon
'inquiry' office].
Ingun. To get up one's Ingun,
verb. phr. (American).—To get
angry; to turn savage.
Ink. To sling ink, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To
make a business of
writing. See Ink-slinger.
Inkhorn (or Ink-pot) adj. (obsolete).—Pedantic;
dry; smelling of
the lamp.
1579. Churchyard, Choice, sig. Ee 1. As Ynkehorne termes smell of the schoole sometyme.
1592. Nashe, Summer's Last Will, [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), viii, 70]. Men that, removed from their ink-horn terms, Bring forth no action worthy of their bread.
Inkle, verb. (American thieves').—To
warn; to give notice; to hint
at; to disclose.
1340-50. Alesaunder of Macedoine [E.E.T.S.] i. 615. A brem brasen borde bringes he soone, Imped in iuory, too incle the truthe, With good siluer & golde gailich atired.
Inkle-Weaver, subs. (old).—A
close companion; a chum (q.v.).
1725. New Cant. Dict. s.v. Inkle . . . As great as two inkle-weavers, or As great as Cup and Can.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue.
Ink-Slinger, (Inkspiller or Ink-*waster),
subs. (common).—1. A
journalist or author: a brother of
the quill: generally in contempt
of a raw hand. Fr. un marchand
de lignes. See Ink.
1888. Texas Siftings, Oct. 13. 'Who's a big gun? You don't consider that insignificant ink-slinger across the way a big gun, do you?'
1888. Illustrated Bits, 14 April. But, helas! I am but a poor ink-*slinger.
1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, p. 69. The Ink-spiller's slate.
1894. Tit Bits, 7 April, p. 7, col. 3. You insulting ink-waster!
Ink-Slinging, subs. (common). Writing
for the press. Fr. scribouillage.
1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, p. 91. Wot with ink-slinging, hart, and all that.
Inky, adj. (tailors'). Used evasively:
e.g. of a question to which a
direct answer is undesirable or
inconvenient.
Inlaid (or Well-Inlaid), adv. (old).—In
easy circumstances; with
well-lined pockets; warm (q.v.).
