brogglev.
/ˈbrɒɡ(ə)l/ northern dialect.
intransitive. To continue poking with a stick or pointed instrument in a hole; also spec. to fish for eels, by thrusting a stick with a baited hook into the holes, and under the stones where they lie.
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1620 W. Lawson in J. Dennys Secrets of Angling (new ed.) sig. C6 A way to catch Eeles by brogling..goe into some shallow place of the Riuer among the great stones, and braggle vp and down till you finde holes vnder the stones.
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) App. Brogle for Eels, to fish for Eels.
Derivatives
ˈbroggling n. also called sniggling.
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1681 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum xxii. 98 Brogling or Singling.
1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 78/2 Brogling, a method of fishing for eels.
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