fingle-fangle en · NOUN
Etymology
From fangle.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A trifle; something of no importance.
We agree in nothing, but to wrangle About the slightest fingle-fangle
1678, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part III Canto III line 453:[…]each fingle-fangle on which they doat
1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fingle-fangles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |