spuggy

British

/ ˈspʊɡɪ, spʊɡ /

noun

dialect a house sparrow Compare speug

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Etymology

Origin of spuggy

variant of Scottish sprug, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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Spuggy found a "friend," and together we obtained a good wash.

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In the evening we received our first batch of pay, and dining magnificently at a hotel, took tearful leave of Huggie and Spuggy.

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Spuggy was sent up to the trenches in the morning.

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A little farther on I gave up my bicycle to Spuggy, who was riding in the cable-cart.

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We set out merrily and picked up Spuggy, Cecil, and George in the big forest that stretches practically from the Marne to Tournan.

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