Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BENGLE, BENJEL, BENGYAL, n. [′bɛndʒəl, ′bɛŋl, ′bɛŋjəl]
1. Of things: a large quantity.n.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
Benjel. A heap, a considerable quantity; as “a benjel of coals,” when many are laid at once on the fire.Gall. 1912 A. Chalmers in Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 291:
Bengle, a collection of too many things. “Ye've juist a bengle in your pooch.”
2. Of people: a crowd.Abd.1 1933:
What kin' o' bengyal of folk was yon?
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