ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Woggin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Woggin is a noun meaning (chiefly nautical, slang, now historical) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere).

Meaning

(chiefly nautical, slang, now historical) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere).

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete, nautical, slang) A penguin (in the southern hemisphere).

Example Sentences

Sept 1775 [saw] wargins.
Sea Waggin found on the banks of Newfound Land.
The poor woggins were also periodically kept alive for a few months in Louis XVI's menagerie at Versailles.
at 1 PM Sent our Boat on Shore After Some refreshments She returned with A Plenty of Woggins we Cooked Some for Supper.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bawcock, widgie, gowk, wolly, wogball, gawpus.

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