bogle

American  

[boh-guhl, bog-uhl] / ˈboʊ gəl, ˈbɒg əl /

Also boggle

noun

1. a bogy; specter.

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bogle ¹ British  

/ ˈbəʊɡəl, ˈbɒɡ- /

noun

1. a dialect or archaic word for bogey 1

2. a scarecrow

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bogle ² British  

/ ˈbəʊɡəl /

noun

1. a rhythmic dance, originating in the early 1990s, performed to ragga music

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verb

1. (intr) to perform such a dance

Etymology

Origin of bogle

1495–1505; bog (variant of bug ² “bugbear, hobgoblin”) + -le

Example Sentences

“Castle Craig,” this bogle of a railway employee repeated laconically.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Now for a bogle story in the gloamin'!'

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

The bogle made lawful prize of the contents of the cart.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

That bogle looked very small indeed as we strode out again, about an hour afterwards.

From Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity by Stables, Gordon

O happy be the woodbine bower, Nae nightly bogle make it eerie; Nor ever sorrow stain the hour, The place and time I met my dearie!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert