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A '''woggle''' is a device to fasten the [[[[scarf | A '''woggle''' is a device to fasten the [[[[scarf|neckerchief]], or [[scarf]], worn as part of the [[Scout uniform]]. | ||
The word ''woggle'' was used by [[Baden-Powell of Gilwell|Baden-Powell]] in the 14th edition of his scouting handbook ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' in 1929: | The word ''woggle'' was used by [[Baden-Powell of Gilwell|Baden-Powell]] in the 14th edition of his scouting handbook ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' in 1929: | ||
Edição das 22h30min de 13 de junho de 2006
Introduction
A woggle is a device to fasten the [[neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Scout uniform.
The word woggle was used by Baden-Powell in the 14th edition of his scouting handbook Scouting for Boys in 1929:
- It (the scarf) may be fastened at the throat by a knot or woggle, which is some form of ring made of cord, metal or bone, or anything you like.
In the 13th edition of Scouting for Boys in 1928 B.P. used the word ring in this sense.
Origins
Woggle in other languages
- English (UK) = woggle
- English (USA) = slide
- Spanish = "turco"
- Portuguese = "anel" or "arganel"