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broggle

broggle verb: to sniggle, or fish with a brog.

Verb

broggle (third-person singular simple present broggles, present participle broggling, simple past and past participle broggled)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
    • And as this way of fishing is called Sniggling, so it is called Broggling for Eels1674, The Gentleman's Recreation
  2. (dialectal) To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

Forms of broggle

third-person singular presentbroggles
present participlebroggling
past participlebroggled
pastbroggled
alternative formbraggle

Origin of broggle

A derivative of dialectal English brog (“sniggle, fish with a brog”), equivalent to brog + -le. Compare brog (noun).

Questions about broggle

What does broggle mean?
Broggle means to sniggle, or fish with a brog.
What part of speech is broggle?
Broggle is a verb.
What is the past tense of broggle?
The past tense of broggle is broggled.

Words near broggle in the dictionary

  1. Brogdon
  2. Brogdons
  3. Brogers Creek
  4. brogged
  5. brogging
  6. broggle
  7. broggled
  8. broggles
  9. broggling
  10. Broglie
  11. Broglies

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