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woggle

/ˈwɒɡəl/

woggle noun: a Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather. Also the alternative spelling of waggle.

Noun

woggle (plural woggles)

  1. A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

Also used as

woggle is also the alternative spelling of waggle.

Forms of woggle

Noun
pluralwoggles
Verb
third-person singular presentwoggles
present participlewoggling
past participlewoggled
pastwoggled

Origin of woggle

1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle. Popularized from 1929 by use in Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

Words that rhyme with woggle

Questions about woggle

What does woggle mean?
Woggle means a Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.
What part of speech is woggle?
Woggle is a noun.
How do you pronounce woggle?
Woggle is pronounced /ˈwɒɡəl/.
What is the plural of woggle?
The plural of woggle is woggles.

Words near woggle in the dictionary

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

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