WALLYDRAIGLE

Meaning of WALLYDRAIGLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwā-lē-ˌdrā-gəl, ˈwä-lē- ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from Scots wally (alteration of wallaway, exclamation of woe) + dragle draggle

Date: 1508

chiefly Scottish : a feeble, imperfectly developed, or slovenly creature

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

WALLYDRAIGLE — noun Etymology: perhaps from Scots wally (alteration of wallaway, exclamation of woe) + dragle draggle Date: 1508 a feeble, imperfectly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WALLYDRAIGLE — ˈwāliˌdrāgəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown Scotland : a feeble, undergrown, or slovenly creature
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALLYDRAIGLE — [wal.ly.drai.gle] n [origin unknown] (1508) chiefly Scot: a feeble, imperfectly developed, or slovenly creature
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WALLYDRAIGLE — Pronunciation: ' w ā -l ē - ˌ dr ā -g ə l, ' wä-l ē - Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WALLYDRAG — /way"lee drag', -drahg', wol"ee-/ , n. Scot. a feeble, dwarfed animal or person. Also called wallydraigle /way"lee dray"geuhl, wol"ee-/ . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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