miggle
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
miggles, (used with a singular verb) the game of marbles.
Origin of miggle
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How to use miggle in a sentence
But in one I remember a postscript that had a little stab of our old intimacy: "Poor old Miggles is dead."
Tono Bungay | H. G. WellsMiggles simply outdoes herself, nursing her sick mother, ironing and otherwise helping Millie, and picking nuts for us.
The houseboat book | William F. WaughPerhaps we all had the same picture before us—of Miggles walking through the rainy woods, with her savage guardian at her side.
Selected Stories | Bret HarteMiggles laughed again—it was a singularly eloquent laugh—and turned her black eyes and white teeth once more toward us.
Selected Stories | Bret HarteShe looked her thanks, and then turned to Miggles, catching his broad rough hand in both of hers, and kissing it again and again.
The Master of the Ceremonies | George Manville Fenn
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