draggle

American  

[drag-uhl] / ˈdræg əl /

verb (used with object)

draggled, draggling

1. to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.

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verb (used without object)

draggled, draggling

1. to trail on the ground; be or become draggled.

2. to follow slowly; straggle.

draggle British  

/ ˈdræɡəl /

verb

1. to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle

2. (intr) to lag; dawdle

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Etymology

Origin of draggle

First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -le