DAGGLE

Etymology

Verb

daggle (third-person singular simple present daggles, present participle daggling, simple past and past participle daggled)

(intransitive) To run, go, or trail oneself through water, mud, or slush; to draggle.

(transitive) To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten.

Anagrams

• lagged

Source: Wiktionary


Dag"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Daggling.] Etym: [Freq. of dag, v. t., 1.]

Definition: To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten. The warrior's very plume, I say, Was daggled by the dashing spray. Sir W. Scott.

Dag"gle, v. i.

Definition: To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush; to draggle. Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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