finglefangle

[A reduplication of fangle (q. v.). A trifle. "We agree in nothing but to wrangle About the slightest finglefangle ." Butler: Hudibras , pt. iii., c. iii. fin-groms, s. [Etym. doubtful; perhaps connected with fingering , C. II. 2.] A kind of woolen cloth made in Aberdeen shire, Scotland, denominated, as it would seem, from the quality of the worsted of which it is wrought. fining-forge, s. Metal.: An open hearth with a blast, by which iron is freed of impurities or foreign matters. Cast iron is thus rendered malleable.