stog

1 of 2

noun

ˈstäg

plural -s

Scottish

: stab

stog

2 of 2

verb

"

stogged; stogged; stogging; stogs

intransitive verb

Scottish : trudge, plod

transitive verb

: to cause to be stuck : bog

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably alteration of obsolete stock estoc, thrust with an estoc, from Middle French estoc

Verb

perhaps alteration (influenced by bog) of stodge entry 1

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