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    Uncle \Un"cle\, n. [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? grandmother, Icel.
    [=a]i 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.

    3. An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar
    appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro;
    as, ``Uncle Remus.'' [Colloq.]

    Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great
    ears, -- an immense talker. --Emerson.
    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

    {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.

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