pedgillv.

Brit.

/ˈpɛdʒ(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdʒ(ə)l/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: peggle v., piggle v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of either peggle v. (compare forms at that entry) or piggle v.

English regional (midlands).

transitive. To work hard and painstakingly at; to plod, persevere.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)] > slowly and laboriously

worry1702

to worry one's way1727

peg1805

plug1867

worry1871

bore1875

pedgill1913

1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 12 Jan. (1962) I. 175 The thought of you pedgilling away at the novel frets me.

1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow i. 8 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 his paper, counting and plotting and niggling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pedgill
释义	pedgillv. Brit. /ˈpɛdʒ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈpɛdʒ(ə)l/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: peggle v., piggle v. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of either peggle v. (compare forms at that entry) or piggle v. English regional (midlands). transitive. To work hard and painstakingly at; to plod, persevere. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)] > slowly and laboriously worry1702 to worry one's way1727 peg1805 plug1867 worry1871 bore1875 pedgill1913 1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 12 Jan. (1962) I. 175 The thought of you pedgilling away at the novel frets me. 1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow i. 8 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 his paper, counting and plotting and niggling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1913
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