Noun
A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).
Usage- UK usage
- Obsolete
A witch.
Usage- UK usage
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In the north country witches were sometimes called boggleboes. This was the name given to a woman from Hylton. [...] to the villagers of Hylton and the stall keepers at the market, she was known as Old Bogglebo.