Un″cle, n. An eldery man; — used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, “Uncle Remus.”
Plain old uncle as he was, with his great ears, — an immense talker. Emerson.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.