单词 | woggle |
释义 | wogglen. A loop or ring of leather, cord, etc., through which the ends of a Scout's neckerchief are threaded. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > that which secures stock-buckle1748 stiffener1818 woggle1923 1923 Scout 9 June 1038/1 Scarf ‘woggles’ or slides have become very popular. They keep your neckerchief tidy and look smart. 1930 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 Jan. 30/2 Scarves of the Troop Colour when worn should be knotted at the neck or if a woggle is used it must be the same pattern for the whole troop. 1965 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 17 Feb. 5/8 Mrs. Max Gibson, Cub leader, presented..prizes for making the best woggles. 1983 J. Deft Beaver Leader's Handbk. 32 You must decide yourself whether each new Beaver should be asked to pay for his scarf and woggle, or whether these should be provided by the Colony. 2008 A. McCall Smith Unbearable Lightness of Scones (2010) lii. 175 Bertie fiddled nervously with the woggle securing his scarf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wogglev. 1. transitive. To cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down; = waggle v. 1a.In quot. 1648 the transitivity of the verb is unclear; the quot. could alternatively (or additionally) be interpreted as showing sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (intransitive)] > wag > rapidly woggle1648 waggle1706 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (transitive)] > wag > rapidly waggle1594 woggle1918 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Loteren, to Wagge, or to Woggle. 1871 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 17 May 5/5 Mrs. Harris woggled the flaps of her big bonnet ominously. 1918 Blackwood's Mag. June 767/1 I woggle my machine [sc. an aeroplane] from side to side. 1975 M. Amis Dead Babies viii. 47 Keith woggled out a chair from under the table and sat down. 2010 New Yorker 9 Aug. 53/2 You must press or nudge or woggle these various buttons, singly or in combination. 2. intransitive. To move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down; to wobble; to waddle; = waggle v. 2. Also with around, up, etc.For a possible earlier example see note at sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] hobblec1330 wave1406 stamperc1450 fleet15.. titubate1540 wamble1589 tilt1594 vacillate1598 waggle1611 wimple1819 wangle1820 waver1841 lurch1851 woggle1871 teeter1904 the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > in wobbling manner woggle1871 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > wobble babble1440 cocker1553 cockle1634 wobble1772 wibble1871 woggle1871 1871 Warren (Pa.) Mail 4 Feb. What shall a man do with a skunk in his cellar? Is it best to let him ‘woggle’ around, eat up the soap grease and take his dirty carcass off? 1873 Engineering 17 Oct. 307/3 The catches..already shake (or to use a more expressive word ‘woggle’). 1890 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 25 Dec. 4/3 She woggles across the stage with spasmodic kicks and many spinal squirms. 1921 S. Graham Europe 131 The miserable green waggons of open horse-trams woggled along the main ways. 1933 Washington Post 17 Dec. 27/3 Santa Claus came out of the school hangar woggling a little because when you walk with a seat parachute strapped to you it kind of kicks you in the pants every step you take. 1968 Pop. Sci. Aug. 162/1 He..examines something on the bottom, and woggles up to the surface. 2013 A. Franks Notes of Dr. Newgate 203 He sits back,..the head woggling and the eyes twinkling shut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1923v.1648 |
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