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noun
- A baby echidna.
- A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a pug and beagle
verb (puggl, ing)
- To clean drains. (Reference: ABC Science Show above.)
Etymology: The echidna sense is derived from the verb form, English settlers in Australia would puggle to get rabbits out of holes and sometimes find an echidna. (Reference: Echidnas, Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio National Science Show, 11 November 2000, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s209254.htm transcript.)The canine sense is derived from the parent breed names (Reference: http://www.puggle.org)
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