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bogglebo

(UK, obsolete) A bugbear .

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, obsolete) A bugbear .

In the north country witches were sometimes called boggleboes. This was the name given to a woman from Hylton. [...] to the villagers of Hylton and the stall keepers at the market, she was known as Old Bogglebo.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK) A witch.

In the north country witches were sometimes called boggleboes. This was the name given to a woman from Hylton. [...] to the villagers of Hylton and the stall keepers at the market, she was known as Old Bogglebo.
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