coggle

== English == === Etymology 1 === Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) +‎ -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”). ==== Verb ==== coggle (third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle coggling, simple past and past participle coggled) To move or walk unsteadily ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See cog (“small boat”). ==== Noun ==== coggle (plural coggles) A small fishing boat. ===== References ===== Lewis Randolph Hamersly, A naval encyclopædia. === Etymology 3 === From cock (“a roundish heap”) +‎ -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Swedish koka (“a lump of earth”). Compare also Dutch kogel, German Kugel (“ball”). ==== Noun ==== coggle (plural coggles) cobble (all senses) ===== Derived terms ===== Burton Coggles == Scots == === Alternative forms === cogle, kogl, kogel, cuggle, kugl, kugel, kuggle, kuggal === Pronunciation === (Insular Scots) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/ (Northern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/ (Central Scots) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/ (Ayrshire) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɡl/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/ (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɡʌl/ === Noun === coggle (plural coggles) (archaic) Something which is unsteady or unbalanced. === Verb === coggle (third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle cogglein, simple past and past participle cogglet) (archaic) To rock, totter, shake.