draggle

[ drag-uhl ]
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verb (used with object),drag·gled, drag·gling.
  1. to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.

verb (used without object),drag·gled, drag·gling.
  1. to trail on the ground; be or become draggled.

  2. to follow slowly; straggle.

Origin of draggle

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -le

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British Dictionary definitions for draggle

draggle

/ (ˈdræɡəl) /


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

  2. (intr) to lag; dawdle

Origin of draggle

1
C16: probably frequentative of drag

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