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
- (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
- woggins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bawcock, widgie, gowk, wolly, wogball, gawpus.
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