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puggle

[ puhg-l ]
/ ˈpʌg l /
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noun
a dog crossbred from a pug and a beagle: How can one little, short-haired puggle shed so much hair?
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Origin of puggle

First recorded in 2000–05; pug1 + (bea)gle

Words nearby puggle

pugdog, Puget, Puget Sound, puggaree, pugging, puggle, puggree, puggy, pugh, pugilism, pugilist
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How to use puggle in a sentence

  • Puggle, to mess about, particularly with a stick in opening a hole stopped with rubbish.

    A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides
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