n. Chiefly British
An uncle: "Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle?" (Shakespeare).
[From the phrases an uncle, mine uncle.]
Dictionary:
nun·cle (nŭng'kəl)
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[From the phrases an uncle, mine uncle.]
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| Metanalysis |
| Shakesperes British ruler called nuncle by the fool? |
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