hangle

H4A1N1G2L1E1

noun

A hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.

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Meanings

nounhangle (plural hangles)

plural hangles

  1. A hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.
  2. A form of hanger by which the scabbard of a sword was suspended, attached not necessarily to the girdle, but sometimes to two rings fastened to the cuirass at its bottom edge, one over the left hip, the other near the middle of the back.

Origin

From hang + -le.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Langhelehnga
Cite this entry
APA

hangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangle

MLA

“hangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangle.

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