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puggle¹

  • /ˈpʌɡl̩/

Rhymes with -ʌɡəl

Where it comes from

British dialect (Hertfordshire, Essex), from pug (“to poke”) + -le (“frequentative suffix”).

verb puggles · puggling · puggled

  1. UK, regional To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal. 1833, "Javelin," Two Days with the East Sussex, in Sporting Magazine, 2nd Series, Volume 6, page 236, In concluding my remarks on the East Sussex Hounds, I must observe, that perhaps they have the worst and most difficult country in the world to hunt through, intersected with immense woods, and slot
  2. UK, regional To poke around a hole with a stick, as to explore, remove obstacles, etc. 1828, "Philip Fidget," The Confessions of Philip Fidget, in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, New Series, Volume 1, page 417, I am no sooner seated by a fire, but my hand instinctively fumbles after the poker, and I proceed to puggle the glowing embers, until (except timely warning prevent) I have

puggle²

  • /ˈpʌɡl̩/

Rhymes with -ʌɡəl

Where it comes from

Transferal of trademarked name of a range of soft toys from the mid-1970s which superficially resemble baby echidnas.

noun puggles

  1. Australia A baby monotreme (echidna or platypus). Larger furred/spined puggles can be held in a wooden box with shredded paper.

puggle³

  • /ˈpʌɡl̩/

Rhymes with -ʌɡəl

Where it comes from

Blend of pug + beagle

noun puggles

  1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a pug and beagle. 2007 May, Vicki Constantine Croke, The Problem With Puggles, Prevention, page 208, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sylvester Stallone are among the puggle lovers, but so are a slew of regular people who want in on the tawny, fawny, puppy-faced action and will pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the pleasur

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@misc{puggle_2026,
  title = {puggle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puggle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}