daggle

verb

dag·​gle

ˈdagəl

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

1

archaic : to wet and soil (as a garment) by dragging in mire

2

archaic : to make wet by sprinkling or splashing : draggle

clothes daggled by the splash of passing vehicles

intransitive verb

archaic : to trail or drag about (as through mud or slush)

Word History

Etymology

frequentative of dag entry 2

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