tankled

Updated: August 28, 2026

Here, surrounded with woods, and thick groves, was the seat of some ancient family, deserted by the proprietor, and only inhabited by a rustic servant or two. A place more solitary and wild could scarcely be imagined; the garden and walks were overgrown with weeds and briars, and the unpruned woods were so tankled as to be almost impervious.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest