miggle

American  

[mig-uhl] / ˈmɪg əl /

noun

1. a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.

2. (used with a singular verb) miggles, the game of marbles.

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Etymology

Origin of miggle

1890–95, perhaps mig + (marb)le

Example Sentences

Mr. Sas sold the company to Miggle Toys in 1988.

From New York Times

Miggle was acquired this year by Ballpark Classics, a Seattle company, which makes tabletop baseball games licensed by Major League Baseball; it recently renamed itself Tudor Games.

From New York Times

I’ll say it to you now, from the beginning right to the very miggle!”

From Project Gutenberg

Three boats with cushions, and a punt, and one with a funnel in the miggle.

From Project Gutenberg

“They’s a fire burning in the miggle of the carpet—a blue fire, jest like a plum pudding!”

From Project Gutenberg