bogglebo

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noun

A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).

Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounbogglebo (plural boggleboes)

plural boggleboes · alternative boggleboe

  1. UKobsoleteA bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).
  2. UKA witch.

    In the north country witches were sometimes called boggleboes. This was the name given to a woman from Hylton. [...] to the villagers of Hylton and the stall keepers at the market, she was known as Old Bogglebo.

    1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 59
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APA

bogglebo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogglebo

MLA

“bogglebo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogglebo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bogglebo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogglebo.

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