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spuggy

/ ˈspʊɡɪ, spʊɡ /

noun

  1. dialect,  a house sparrow Compare speug

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spuggy1

variant of Scottish sprug, of obscure origin
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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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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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Spuggy, George, and Orr went off to Paris for new bicycles, and we were left short-handed again.

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Spuggy was sent up to the trenches in the morning.

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