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Uncle
Un′cle
,Noun.
[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[GREEK]
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Uncle
UN'CLE
,Noun.