broggle

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verb

To sniggle, or fish with a brog.

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Meanings

verbbroggle (third-person singular simple present broggles, present participle broggling, simple past and past participle broggled)

present singular third person broggles · participle present broggling · participle past broggled · past broggled · alternative braggle

  1. UKdialectalTo sniggle, or fish with a brog.

    And as this way of fishing is called Sniggling, so it is called Broggling for Eels

    1674, The Gentleman's Recreation
  2. dialectalTo poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brog

Origin

A derivative of dialectal English brog (“sniggle, fish with a brog”), equivalent to brog + -le. Compare brog (noun).

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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