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woggins

woggins is the plural of woggin.

Meaning of woggin

Noun

woggin (plural woggins)

  1. (historical, slang) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere).
    • 4 mo 19th [19 April 1762] wind Started to Northward got on the [North Carolina Outer] Banks On the Latter Part Calm. Caught 10 wogens. […]
      5 mo 10th [10 May 1762] the Wind Came Round to the Northward in a Flurry or hard Squall. Spoke with Seth Clark [master of an unidentified whaler]. Saw Wogæns. I...1762, Journal of Micajah Coffin / logbook of the Sandwich, sloop of Nantucket, voyage of 1762, quoted by Olson and Lund (see further reading)
  2. (obsolete, slang) A penguin (in the southern hemisphere).
    • at 1 PM Sent our Boat on Shore After Some refreshments She returned with A Plenty of Woggins we Cooked Some for Supper.1792 December 20, Silvanus Crosby, logbook of the Asia, ship of Nantucket, Massachusetts, voyage of 1791–1794, quoted by Olson and Lund (see further reading)

Questions about woggins

What is woggins the plural of?
Woggins is the plural of woggin.

Words near woggins in the dictionary

  1. wogged
  2. woggier
  3. woggiest
  4. woggin
  5. wogging
  6. woggins
  7. woggish
  8. woggle
  9. woggled
  10. woggles
  11. woggling

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