BOGIE

bogy, bogie, bogey

(noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

bogey, bogy, bogie

(noun) an evil spirit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

bogie (plural bogies)

(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, rail) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; the structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi.

(Indian English, dated in UK) A railway carriage.

(music) A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when stroked against a hard edge, eg, the lip of container.

Alternative form of bogey: various hostile supernatural creatures, especially (Ulster Scots) a ghost.

(military) Alternative form of bogey: an unknown or hostile aircraft.

(golf) Alternative form of bogey: a score of one over par on a hole.

Synonyms

• (hostile supernatural creature): See goblin

• railroad truck

Etymology 2

Noun

bogie (plural bogies)

(UK) Alternative form of bogey (“piece of mucus from the nostril”)

Etymology 3

Noun

bogie (plural bogies)

Alternative form of bogart: a cigarette.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bo"gie, n. [A dialectic word. N. of Eng. & Scot.]

Definition: A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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