Daggle

//ˈdæɡəl// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To drag or trail through water, mud, or slush intransitive

    "I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]"

  2. 2
    To trail, so as to make wet or muddy. transitive

    "The warrior's very plume, I say, / Was daggled by the dashing spray."

  3. 3
    To dangle or wag.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bagcascadedangledependdragdraggle

Example

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"I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]"

Etymology

From dag + -le.

Related phrases

daggle-tailed

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