daggle

[ dag-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, dag·gled, dag·gling.

1. to drag or trail through mud, water, etc.; draggle; bemire.

Other Words From

• un·daggled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of daggle¹

1520–30; dag to bemire + -le

Example Sentences

Daggle, dag′l, v.t. and v.i. to wet or grow wet by dragging on the wet ground.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Daggle's eyes were fixed on the retreating figure of the Ticket; and, after a careful observation of every part of his dress, from the silk hat to the Wellingtons, he shook his head in a desponding manner, and merely said—"Tripe!"

From Project Gutenberg

V. be pendent &c. adj.; hang, depend, swing, dangle; swag; daggle†, flap, trail, flow; beetle. suspend, hang, sling, hook up, hitch, fasten to, append.

From Project Gutenberg