miggle
Americannoun
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a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
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(used with a singular verb) miggles, the game of marbles.
Etymology
Origin of miggle
Example Sentences
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“They’s a fire burning in the miggle of the carpet—a blue fire, jest like a plum pudding!”
From Sisters Three by Lloyd, Stanley
Three boats with cushions, and a punt, and one with a funnel in the miggle.
From More about Pixie by Groome, William H. C.
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