Pronunciation: ' w ā -l ē - ˌ dr ā -g ə l, ' wä-l ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Scots wally (alter. of wallaway, exclamation of woe) + dragle draggle
Date: 1508
chiefly Scottish : a feeble, imperfectly developed, or slovenly creature
Pronunciation: ' w ā -l ē - ˌ dr ā -g ə l, ' wä-l ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Scots wally (alter. of wallaway, exclamation of woe) + dragle draggle
Date: 1508
chiefly Scottish : a feeble, imperfectly developed, or slovenly creature
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012