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Quotation dates: 1845
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MINGLE, n. Gen. in pl. [mɪŋl]
1. Mining: an iron frame carrying pulley blocks for raising coal from the workings (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 45). Also attrib. in 1845 quot. of a pit employing this apparatus.w.Lth. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 II. 70:
The seam of coal wrought in the mingle or engine pit which was the only one at work in 1832.
2. Weaving: the framework in which the pirns are set in a warping machine, the bank (Sc. c.1950).
[In 1., phs. a variant form of mangle ( > *mengle), from its similarity in appearance to the coal-raising apparatus. 2. may be a different word, e.g. from mingle, as the means by which spools of various colours can be blended in one web.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mingle n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mingle>
