Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See {Lingle}.] A kind of tape or braid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.] To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." --R. D. Blackmore. [1913 Webster]