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Etymology

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A derivative of dialectal English brog (sniggle, fish with a brog), equivalent to brog +‎ -le. Compare brog (noun).

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broggle (third-person singular simple present broggles, present participle broggling, simple past and past participle broggled)

  1. (UK, dialect) To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
    • 1674, The Gentleman's Recreation:
      And as this way of fishing is called Sniggling, so it is called Broggling for Eels
  2. (dialectal) To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

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