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plural nuncles
(archaic or dialectal) Uncle. quotations
Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman?
1605, Shakespeare, King Lear
(linguistics, anthropology, in the study of kinship terminology) Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).
third-person singular simple present nuncles, present participle nuncling, simple past and past participle nuncled
(England, regional) To cheat, deceive. examples