Definition of Unle
Un"cle (?), n. [OE. uncle, OF.
oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a
maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith.
avynas uncle, Goth. aw&?; grandmother, Icel. āi
great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one's father or
mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of
aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in
relationship.
2. A pawnbroker. [Slang]
Thackeray.
My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang] --
Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United
States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in
Fiction.
Un"cle, n. An eldery man; -- used
chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for
a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus." [Colloq.]
Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his
great ears, -- an immense talker. Emerson.
Un"cle (?), n. [OE. uncle, OF.
oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a
maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith.
avynas uncle, Goth. aw&?; grandmother, Icel. āi
great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one's father or
mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of
aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in
relationship.
2. A pawnbroker. [Slang]
Thackeray.
My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang] --
Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United
States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in
Fiction.
Un"cle, n. An eldery man; -- used
chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for
a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus." [Colloq.]
Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his
great ears, -- an immense talker. Emerson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
UNCLE. Mine uncle's; a necessary house. He is gone to
visit his uncle; saying of one who leaves his wife soon after
marriage. It likewise means a pawnbroker's: goods pawned
are frequently said to be at mine uncle's, or laid up in
lavender.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- (also paternal uncle) a brother of someone's father
- (also maternal uncle) a brother of someone's mother
- a brother-in-law of someone's father
- a brother-in-law of someone's mother
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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