draggle - v., (transitive) to make wet or dirty by dragging on the ground; (intransitive) to trail on the ground.
Especially damp or muddy ground. The origin, yes, of bedraggled. In use since at least 1513, as a frequentive form of drag.
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Especially damp or muddy ground. The origin, yes, of bedraggled. In use since at least 1513, as a frequentive form of drag.
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Date: 2008-09-09 02:35 pm (UTC)