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draggle

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drag·gle  (drgl)
v. drag·gled, drag·gling, drag·gles
v.tr.
To make wet and dirty by dragging on the ground.
v.intr.
1. To become wet and muddy by being dragged.
2. To follow slowly; straggle.
[Probably frequentative of drag.]
draggle [ˈdrægəl]
vb
1. to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle
2. (intr) to lag; dawdle
[probably frequentative of drag]
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Verb1.draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain
bedraggle
souse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"


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I was in constant fear that their mother would see them from the window, and blame me for allowing them thus to draggle their clothes and wet their feet and hands, instead of taking exercise; but no arguments, commands, or entreaties could draw them away.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
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