"tinchel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tinchels [plural]
Etymology: From Goidelic/Scottish Gaelic timchioll (“a circuit, compass”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-gae}} Goidelic, {{der|en|gd|timchioll|t=a circuit, compass}} Scottish Gaelic timchioll (“a circuit, compass”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tinchel (plural tinchels)
  1. (Scotland) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: tinchill
    Sense id: en-tinchel-en-noun-Bt9fVJyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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