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Webster 1913 Edition


Bogle

Bo′gle

,
Noun.
[Scot. and North Eng.
bogle
,
bogill
,
bugill
, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W.
bwgwl
threatening, fear,
bwg
,
bwgan
, specter, hobgoblin. Cf.
Bug
.]
A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.
[Written also
boggle
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Bogle

BO'GLE

, or BOG'GLE,
Noun.
A bugbear.

Definition 2024


bogle

bogle

English

Alternative forms

Noun

bogle (plural bogles)

  1. A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.