Etymology

puggle

pug·gle
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Today it means: To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal. Full definition →

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puggle · verb1

British dialect (Hertfordshire, Essex), from pug (“to poke”) + -le (“frequentative suffix”).

puggle · noun2

Transferal of trademarked name of a range of soft toys from the mid-1970s which superficially resemble baby echidnas.

puggle · noun3

Blend of pug + beagle

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