dinging (2)

[From the sound.] The ringing of a bell. "The accursed dinging of the dustman's bell."- W . Irv . ing : Sketch Book. ( Davies .) din-gle, s . [A variant of dimble and dimple (q. v.).] A dell, a hollow, or valley between hills. "Both field and forest, dingle , cliff and dell, And solitary hearth, the signal knew." Scott: Lady of the Lake, iii. 1. din-gle-dan-gle, a . [A reduplicate of DANGLE, v. (q.v.)] Hanging pendulous or loosely; dangling. "By dingle he understands boughs hanging dingle - dangle over the edge of the dell."-Warton: Notes IMG:content-2537.png:[blocks in formation] Zool .: Canis dingo , the Australian dog, an animal of a wolf-like appearance. It is, in all probability, not a true native of the island, but an importation. It is remarkable as being the only mammal not belonging to the group of Marsupials (Kangaroos, Wombats, .) found in the island. It approaches the Shepherd's Dog in appearance: the head is elongated, the forehead flat, and the ears short and erect, or slightly inclined forward. The body is thickly covered with hair of two kinds-the one woolly and gray, the other silky and of a deep yellow or fawn color. It seldom barks or growls if irritated, but erects the hairs of its whole body like bristles, and becomes furious. Owing to the rav ages committed by it among sheep, endeavors have been made to exterminate the race, and it is now only to be found in the interior of the island. din'-gy, a. [Eng. dung; -y.] 1. Dirty, soiled. 2. Of a dusky, soiled, or dun color; faded. "Fresh females may frequently be seen paired with battered, faded, or dingy males." -Darwin: Descent of Man , ch. xi., 400, 401. din'-Ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DINE, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of taking dinner.