bogle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbəʊɡəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō′gəl, bog′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bo•gle  (bō′gəl, bog′əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a bogy;
    specter.
Also, boggle. 
  • bog (variant of bug bugbear) + -le 1495–1505

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bogle / ˈbəʊɡəl ˈbɒɡ-/
  1. a dialect or archaic word for bogey11
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scottish bogill, perhaps from Gaelic; compare Welsh bygel; see bug2
'bogle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bogey - boggle

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