fugle
Americanverb (used without object)
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to act as a guide or model.
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to signal, or motion as if signaling.
Etymology
Origin of fugle
First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from fugleman
Example Sentences
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Well, t'-morrer I'm goin' on," nodded Davy, "an' Billy ain't goin' t' honey fugle me none.
From Janet of the Dunes by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
The following line from the same poem has eleven:— "Flota f=amig-heals, fugle gel=icost."
From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post
So may ye judge Earth's jackaclocks to be No fugled by one Will, but function-free.
From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas
Such haranguing, gesturing, symbolic fugling, all grown half false:—avoid lying, even with your eyes, or knees, or the coat upon your back, so far as you easily can!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 by Carlyle, Thomas
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