piggle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-handled fork for mixing or digging.
verb
  1. To dig or uproot; to scrape.
  2. To toy or fiddle.
  3. To cause to worry, to make uncomfortable; niggle.
  4. To worry about minor points.

Word forms

piggle piggles piggling piggled

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since the nineteenth century. Compare niggle, fiddle.

Related words

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