cogglyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒɡ(ə)li/, U.S.

/ˈkɑɡ(ə)li/, Scottish English

/ˈkɔɡ(ə)lɪ/

Etymology: < coggle v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare cockly, joggly.

Scottish and dialect.

Shaky, unsteady, like anything resting on a rounded base, e.g. a small boat, or a ‘coggle-stone’ when stepped on.

ΚΠ

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Cogglie, moving from side to side, unsteady as to position, apt to be overset.

1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xx. 193 I thought..that the sure and steadfast earth itself was grown coggly beneath my feet, as I mounted the pulpit.

1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 846 The ships at Anchor in the roads are a' rather coggly.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Coggly, easily moved, shaky.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coggly
释义	cogglyadj. Brit. /ˈkɒɡ(ə)li/, U.S. /ˈkɑɡ(ə)li/, Scottish English /ˈkɔɡ(ə)lɪ/ Etymology: < coggle v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare cockly, joggly. Scottish and dialect. Shaky, unsteady, like anything resting on a rounded base, e.g. a small boat, or a ‘coggle-stone’ when stepped on. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Cogglie, moving from side to side, unsteady as to position, apt to be overset. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xx. 193 I thought..that the sure and steadfast earth itself was grown coggly beneath my feet, as I mounted the pulpit. 1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 846 The ships at Anchor in the roads are a' rather coggly. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Coggly, easily moved, shaky. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1808
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