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wallydraigle

wallydraigle noun: a feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.

Noun

wallydraigle (plural wallydraigles)

  1. A feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.

Forms of wallydraigle

pluralwallydraigles

Origin of wallydraigle

Precise etymology is unclear. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary suggests the word may come from Scots wally, a variant of wallaway, an interjection expressing woe. The Oxford English Dictionary agrees that the word is Scots, and suggests that the source of the second element is Scots draigle or English drag, both derived from Old English dragan (“to draw; to pull”). The term is attested since the 16th century.

Questions about wallydraigle

What does wallydraigle mean?
Wallydraigle means a feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.
What part of speech is wallydraigle?
Wallydraigle is a noun.
What is the plural of wallydraigle?
The plural of wallydraigle is wallydraigles.

Words near wallydraigle in the dictionary

  1. wallwort
  2. wally
  3. Wally World
  4. wallyball
  5. wallyballs
  6. wallydraigle
  7. wallydraigles
  8. Wallyford
  9. Wallyworld
  10. walm
  11. Walmajarri

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