polwygle
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pollywog — or polliwog noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English polwygle, probably from pol poll + wiglen to wiggle Date: 1838 tadpole … New Collegiate Dictionary
polliwog — /pol ee wog /, n. a tadpole. Also, pollywog. [1400 50; var. of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late ME polwygle. See POLL1, WIGGLE] * * * … Universalium
golliwog — [19] It was Florence Upton (1873– 1922), an American born illustrator and writer of children’s books, who dreamed up the blackfaced male doll we now know as the golliwog. It first appeared in the story The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls – and a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
polliwog — (n.) mid 15c., polwygle, probably from pol head (see POLL (Cf. poll)) + wiglen (see WIGGLE (Cf. wiggle)). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge … Etymology dictionary
polliwog — pol•li•wog or pollywog [[t]ˈpɒl iˌwɒg[/t]] n. ram tadpole • Etymology: 1400–50; var. of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late ME polwygle. See poll, wiggle … From formal English to slang
polliwog — /ˈpɒliwɒg/ (say poleewog) noun → tadpole. Also, pollywog. {compare Middle English polwygle, from poll1 (def. 10) + wiggle} …
golliwog — [19] It was Florence Upton (1873– 1922), an American born illustrator and writer of children’s books, who dreamed up the blackfaced male doll we now know as the golliwog. It first appeared in the story The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls – and a… … Word origins
polliwog — [päl′ē wäg΄, päl′ēwôg΄] n. [ME polwygle, prob. < pol, POLL + wigelen, to WIGGLE] TADPOLE: also pollywog … English World dictionary
polliwog — n. (also pollywog) US dial. a tadpole. Etymology: earlier polwigge, polwygle f. POLL(1) + WIGGLE … Useful english dictionary
porwigle — ˈpȯrˌwigəl noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English polwygle more at polliwog : tadpole * * * porwigle obs. variant of polliwog … Useful english dictionary
