pedgill

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verb

To work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

verbpedgill (third-person singular simple present pedgills, present participle pedgilling, simple past and past participle pedgilled)

present singular third person pedgills · participle present pedgilling · participle past pedgilled · past pedgilled

  1. MidlandsUKrareTo work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere.First known use 20th c.

    But at drawing, his hand swung naturally in big, bold lines, rather lax, so that it was cruel for him to pedgill away at the lace designing, working from the tiny squares of paper, counting and plotting and niggling.

    1915, DH Lawrence, The Rainbow, Vintage, published 2011, page 11

Origin

Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of peggle.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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