bogie

[ boh-gee ]

/ ˈboʊ gi /

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noun

Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.

Railroads. (in Britain) a truck that rotates about a central pivot under a locomotive or car.

British.

any low, strong, four-wheeled cart or truck, as one used by masons to move stones.
truck¹ (def. 4).

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Also bogey, bogy.

Origin of bogie

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

Words nearby bogie

boggle the mind, boggy, Boghazköy, boghead coal, bog hole, bogie, bog in, bog-iron ore, bogle, bogman, bog moss

Other definitions for bogie (2 of 2)

bogie²

[ boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee ]

/ ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /

noun

bogy¹.

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How to use bogie in a sentence

“As I glanced at Bogie, I saw tears streaming down his face—his ‘I do’ was strong and clear, though,” wrote Bacall.
Bogie & Bacall: A Hollywood Romance for the Ages|Marlow Stern|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Always in the wee small hours when it seemed to Bogie and me that the world was ours—that we were the world.
Bogie & Bacall: A Hollywood Romance for the Ages|Marlow Stern|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bogie and Bacall purchased a $160,000 mansion in Holmby Hills, a posh enclave in Los Angeles, and played house.
Bogie & Bacall: A Hollywood Romance for the Ages|Marlow Stern|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to her stellar body of work, she will always be remembered for being the no-nonsense half of Bogie and Bacall.
Bogie & Bacall: A Hollywood Romance for the Ages|Marlow Stern|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because, as Harold says, "If I hadn't got that squared away with Bogie, I don't think I would have ever been the same."
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull|Mark Jacobson|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At seed time, the farmer asks the Bogie what part of the crop he will have, "tops or bottoms."
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
Do I look like the bogie man, who lives in the woods and comes to steal away naughty children?
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires|Laura Dent Crane
The front bogie of the truck collapsed, the wheels being torn from their axles.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton
This bogie, phantom, bugbear, is a supposed influence called "Reaction."
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various
Restore confidence to the English by freeing them from their bogie—Joan!
The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for bogie (1 of 2)

bogie¹

bogy

/ (ˈbəʊɡɪ) /

noun

an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves

mainly British a small railway truck of short wheelbase, used for conveying coal, ores, etc

a Scot word for soapbox (def. 3)

Word Origin for bogie

C19: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for bogie (2 of 2)

bogie²

/ (ˈbəʊɡɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of bogey 2

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