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[[t]ˈʃɪŋ gəl[/t]] n. v. -gled, -gling
1) bui a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usu. oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings
2) clo a woman's short hairstyle in which the hair is cropped close to the head from below the crown to the nape
3) inf a small signboard, esp. as hung before a doctor's or lawyer's office
4) bui to cover with shingles, as a roof
5) clo to cut (hair) close to the head
Etymology: 1150–1200; < ML scindula lath, shingle (ME -g- appar. by assoc. with another unidentified word), L scandula shin′gler, n. II
shin•gle
[[t]ˈʃɪŋ gəl[/t]] n.
1) pet small, waterworn stones or pebbles lying loose esp. on a beach
2) gel a beach, riverbank, or other area covered with such small pebbles or stones
Etymology: 1530–40; appar. var. of earlier chingle; cf. Norw singel small stones shin′gly, adj. III
shin•gle
[[t]ˈʃɪŋ gəl[/t]] v. t. -gled, -gling
mel to hammer or squeeze (puddled iron) into a bloom or billet, eliminating as much slag as possible
Etymology: 1665–75; < F cingler to whip, beat < G zӓngeln, der. of Zange tongs

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