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Coggle

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small fishing boat.
  2. 2
    cobble (all senses)
Verb
  1. 1
    To move or walk unsteadily
  2. 2
    move unsteadily wordnet
  3. 3
    walk unsteadily, with short steps wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) + -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”).

Etymology 2

See cog (“small boat”).

Etymology 3

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

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