daggle — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To drag or trail through water, mud, or slush

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Synonyms

   draggle

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]

   There is a damp air of decay about them, and you get the impression that if you looked closely you would see the cobwebs hanging from their coat-elbows, or forming a fringe from their daggling dress.

2. To trail, so as to make wet or muddy.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The warrior's very plume, I say, / Was daggled by the dashing spray.

3. To dangle or wag.