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A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.

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  1. n. A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.
  2. A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game! Sir W. Scott.
  3. A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive spaceand gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within anarrow compass. [Scot.]We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game!Sir W. Scott.
  4. tinchel (plural tinchels) (Scotland) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.