spuggy

/ ˈspʊɡɪ; spʊɡ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a house sparrow Compare speug

Word History and Origins

Origin of spuggy¹

variant of Scottish sprug, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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, George, and Orr went off to Paris for new bicycles, and we were left short-handed again.

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

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