bogle
US[boh-guhl]/ˈboʊɡəl/2 syllables
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bo′gle (…), noun
Origin: Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. Bug.
A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [Written also boggle.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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