bogle

Example Sentences

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“Castle Craig,” this bogle of a railway employee repeated laconically.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Though perhaps all human life is only a bogle tale!

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

"Well, now tell us your own bogle tale!" she said—"And David and I will play the angels!"

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

The bogle made lawful prize of the contents of the cart.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

Boggle, bog′l, v.i. to stop or hesitate as if at a bogle: to start with fright: to make difficulties about a thing: to equivocate.—n. a scruple, objection: a bungle.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various