I. noun
also bo·gey or bo·gy ˈbōgē, -gi sometimes ˈbu̇g-, ˈbüg-
( plural bogies also bogeys )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a low strongly built truck or cart
2.
a. chiefly Britain
(1) : a swiveling axle or truck on which the leading wheels of a locomotive are fixed
(2) : a four-wheel swiveling truck supporting a railroad car
b. chiefly Britain : a locomotive or car equipped with a bogie
c. : a swiveling truck including two or more pairs of wheels and used at the end of a vehicle (as a gun carriage)
d. : the drive-wheel assembly and undercarriage of a 6-wheel truck comprising the rear four wheels so mounted as to adjust themselves to sharp curves and road irregularities
3. : one of the weightcarrying wheels on the inside perimeter of the tread of a tank serving to keep the treads in line
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Bogie river, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
: tobacco in small twisted ropes
III.
variant of bogey