English Explanatory Dictionary

coggle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move or walk unsteadily
noun
  1. A small fishing boat.
noun
  1. cobble (all senses)

Word forms

coggle coggles coggling coggled

Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) + -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”).

Derived words

coggly Burton Coggles
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