dealgan

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noun

A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

OriginScottish Gaelic dealgan →
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Meanings

noundealgan (plural dealgans)

plural dealgans

  1. ScotlandA kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicdealgan“spindle”
  2. Englishdealgan

From Scottish Gaelic dealgan (“spindle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Angladeadangle
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APA

dealgan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealgan

MLA

“dealgan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealgan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dealgan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealgan.

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