piggle
/ˈpɪɡl/English regional (chiefly east. ) and US
verb
1 [with object] To fiddle or toy with; to niggle or worry at.
2 [with object] Literal. To uproot; to pick or scrape at, especially with a pointed instrument or with the fingers.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joanna Baillie (1762–1851), playwright and poet. Origin uncertain; perhaps alteration of niggle, or perhaps compare piddle and pickle.
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