English

Verb

coggle ‎(third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle coggling, simple past and past participle coggled)

1. To move or walk unsteadily

Etymology 2

See cog ‎(“small boat”).

Noun

coggle ‎(plural coggles)

1. A small fishing boat.

References

• Lewis Randolph Hamersly, A naval encyclopædia.

Etymology 3

From cock ‎(“a roundish heap”) +‎ -le ‎(diminutive suffix). Cognate with Swedish kokkel ‎(“a lump of earth”). Compare also Dutch kogel, German Kugel ‎(“ball”).

Noun

coggle ‎(plural coggles)

1. cobble (all senses)

Scots

Alternative forms

• cogle, kogl, kogel, cuggle, kugl, kugel, kuggle, kuggal

Pronunciation

• (Insular Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
• (Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
• (Central Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
  • (Ayrshire) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡl/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
  • (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡʌl/

Noun

coggle ‎(plural coggles)

1. (archaic) Something which is unsteady or unbalanced.

Verb

coggle ‎(third-person singular present coggles, present participle cogglein, past cogglet, past participle cogglet)

1. (archaic) To rock, totter, shake.