| 释义 |
▪ I. puggle, v. Chiefly dial.|ˈpʌg(ə)l|
[Freq. from pug v.2 1: see -le 3.]
trans. To push or poke a stick or wire down (a hole, etc.) and work it about in order to clear the hole.
1863Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. II. 186 Puggle, to poke out, as to puggle the ashes, a drain, or anything that is encumbered with rubbish. 1899Let. to Rev. C. B. Mount, The man gave me a wire and told me to puggle the pipe. I have puggled it several times, but the water does not come. 1905N. & Q. 10th Ser. IV. 486/2 To get a rat or rabbit out of a hole by inserting a stick and working it about was to ‘puggle’.
▪ II. puggle
var. poggle n. and a. |