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Webster 1913 Edition

Broggle

Brog′gle

,
Verb.
I.
[Dim. of Prov. E.
brog
to broggle. Cf.
Brog
,
Noun.
]
To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.

Webster 1828 Edition

Broggle

BROG'GLE

,
Verb.
I.
To fish for eels. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

broggle

broggle

English

Alternative forms

Verb

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

  1. (Britain, dialect) To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
  2. (dialectal) To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

Etymology

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

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