inglenook

Definition

A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.

Etymology

From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.

Example Sentences

• "I ſat me in the ingle nook, / And joked wi my luver, / But a' the jokes that I cou'd crack, / The deel a ane could muve her."
• "The ingle-nook ſupplies the ſimmer-fields, / An' aft as mony gleefu' maments yields."
• "Could we find a Hamilton to write a tale in Gaelic, for the ingle-nooks of our cottagers, we might expect a speedy reform. The Highlanders are fond of tales, and there does not seem to be a better method of pointing out to them the advantages of activity and cleanliness, than dispersing among them a few stories drawn up with ability."