Boglet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A small patch of boggy ground.
"In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions."
- 2 A kind of supernatural being.
"Goodfellow and the vampire had dropped us off in the limo at the park's south entrance. […] I was again smacking the claws of the boglet above me. […] They ate muggers and joggers. […] "Don't make me shoot off the end of your tail.""
Example
More examples"In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions."
Etymology
From bog + -let.
From Scots boglet.
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