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BOGIE
bogy, bogie, bogey
(noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
bogey, bogy, bogie
(noun) an evil spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 (āpiece of mucus from the nostrilā)
Etymology 3
Noun
bogie (plural bogies)
Alternative form of bogart: a cigarette.
Source: Wiktionary
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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