timchioll

timchioll
around, a circuit, so Irish, Old Irish timchell: *to-imm-cell, from Indo-European qel, move, go; Latin colo, tend, celer, swift; Greek $$Gpelomai, go, be, $$Ga$$'mfípolos, attendant; Sanskrit cárâmi, move, go. See buachaill.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Tinchel — Tin chel, n. [Written also {tinchill}.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.] A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tinchill — Tinchel Tin chel, n. [Written also {tinchill}.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.] A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tinchel — ˈtiŋkəl, ˈtinḵəl noun ( s) Etymology: Scottish Gaelic timchioll circuit, compass Scotland : a ring formed by hunters to drive or enclose deer …   Useful english dictionary

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