puckle

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puckle^¹

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From Middle English *poukel, *pukel, from Old English pūcel (“a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit”), diminutive of pūca (“demon, goblin, imp”), equivalent to puck + -le. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck.

noun puckles

obsolete The devil; Satan.
dialectal A fairy; elf; sprite.

Puckle^²

proper noun

A surname.

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"puckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puckle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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puckle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puckle

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"puckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puckle.

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@misc{puckle_2026,
  title = {puckle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puckle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}