aglu

/ ˈæɡluː /

noun

1. a breathing hole made in ice by a seal

Word History and Origins

Origin of aglu¹

C19: from Inuktitut

Example Sentences

In Aglu, again, men, women, and children bathe in the sea or springs or rivers at midsummer, alleging that by so doing they protect themselves against disease for the whole year.

From Project Gutenberg

At Aglu, in the province of Sus, the fire is lighted at three different points by an unmarried girl, and when it has died down the young men leap over the glowing embers, saying, "We shook on you, O Lady Ashur, fleas, and lice, and the illnesses of the heart, as also those of the bones; we shall pass through you again next year and the following years with safety and health."

From Project Gutenberg