puggle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpʌɡl̩/

動詞

イギリス英語 地域限定

(UK, regional) To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal.

日本語の意味

穴に棒を突っ込み、動かしてウサギを巣穴からおびき出す行為 / 穴に潜む動物を探し出すために穴内を調べる行為

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On chilly mornings my grandfather would puggle for rabbits along the hedgerow, probing each hole with a long stick until one bolted.

肌寒い朝、祖父は生け垣沿いを歩いて棒で穴を突きながらウサギを巣穴から追い出していました。

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意味（1）

(UK, regional) To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal.

In concluding my remarks on the East Sussex Hounds, I must observe, that perhaps they have the worst and most difficult country in the world to hunt through, intersected with immense woods, and slotted with some thousands of sheep, besides being naturally a very cold-scenting soil; consequently the hounds puggle more than is pleasing to the eye, have little or no dash, but are very patient and very perfect in working up to their fox, and are probably much surer killers than any other hounds […] .

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意味（2）

(UK, regional) To poke around a hole with a stick, as to explore, remove obstacles, etc.

I am no sooner seated by a fire, but my hand instinctively fumbles after the poker, and I proceed to puggle the glowing embers, until (except timely warning prevent) I have displaced the whole into the fender.

詳細

puggles （ present singular third-person ）

puggling （ participle present ）

puggled （ participle past ）

puggled （ past ）