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Definition of Bogle
1. n. A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.
Definition of Bogle
1. a bogy [n -S] - See also: bogy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bogle
Literary usage of Bogle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"In June 1765 he entered as clerk the counting-house of bogle & Scott, ... On 12
Nov. following bogle was appointed to superintend the arrangements in ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"Leaning against the thatched roof may be seen an implement called the bogle.
It consists of the slim stem of a dead fir; devoid of branches, except at the ..."
3. The Tichborne Trial: The Summing-up by the Lord Chief Justice of England by Arthur Orton, Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1874)
"bogle had heard through the newspapers that the long-lost Roger ... For instance,
the defendant asked bogle whether ho remembered going out to sboot with ..."
4. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1874)
"bogle also stated that at this interview the defendant inquired after ... bogle,
however, swore positively that the defendant is Roger; but he also swore he ..."
5. Leading Cases in the Commercial Law of England and Scotland by George Ross (1855)
"bogle ». DUNMORE & CO. Feb. 2,1787. Walter Monteath sold to Robert bogle a parcel
of sugars. ~^~~ then on board of a ship just arrived in the harbour of ..."
6. Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery: With Notes and by Great Britain Court of Chancery (1844)
"bogle. upon the plaintiff's acceptances, and a deposit of the shares, ... bogle,
upon *a written undertaking of the agent not to part with the [*143] ..."
7. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Joseph Brown Heiskell, Tennessee Supreme Court (1878)
"bogle. REGISTRATION. Probate good—Words iued equivalent to form ... to a deed of
trust filed as an exhibit to the answer of JCM bogle. ..."
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