Hantle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hantle is a noun meaning (Scotland, northern UK) A considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
Meaning
(Scotland, northern UK) A considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
Example Sentences
An Irish creature, Erbert Ellison was the name, ran the place for the trustees, he said, but if you might believe all the stories you heard he ran a hantle more silver into his own pouch than he ran into theirs.
Word Forms
- hantles
- hantel
- hancle
- hankle
- hantill
Synonyms for hantle
Depending on context, synonyms include abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hantel, hant, heap, hiddle, hodful, haulm.
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