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  • 111Bogeymen — Bogeyman Bo gey*man, n.; pl. {Bogeymen}. A goblin; a bugbear; a {bogey[1]}. This is the form used by parents to frighten children; as, if you don t eat your vegetables, the bogeyman will get you. Syn: bogey. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 112Bogeys — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …

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  • 113boggle — Bogle Bo gle, n. [Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. {Bug}.] A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [Written also… …

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  • 114bogie — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …

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  • 115bogies — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …

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  • 116Bogies — Bogy Bo gy, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. Death s heads and bogies. J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.] [1913 Webster] There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C …

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  • 117Bogle — Bo gle, n. [Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. {Bug}.] A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [Written also… …

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  • 118bogy — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …

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  • 119Bogy — Bo gy, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. Death s heads and bogies. J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.] [1913 Webster] There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C.… …

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  • 120Boogeyman — Boog ey*man, Bogeyman Bo gey*man, n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children,… …

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