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  • noun Obsolete spelling of wagon.

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Examples

  • An 'syne he veesits me twa times i' the day, juist bidin 'a wee on the hearthstane, lollin' 'is tongue an' waggin '' is tail, cheerfu'-like.

    Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902

  • By the way he kep 'waggin' his head -- an 'he had his fist inside, a shakin' in her face I'm sure he looked wicked enough for anything; an 'she a crying like a babby, an' lookin 'back, an' wavin 'her wet hankicher to him -- poor thing!

    Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843

  • I hope this here lucid story will quite th 'waggin' tongues iv scandal an 'that people will let th' Ph'lippeens stew in their own happiness. "

    Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • "Here's a young gentleman o 'talans, wi' ilka prospeck o 'waggin' his heid in a poopit some day; an 'ye aid an' abet him in idlin 'awa' his time at your chimla-lug, duin 'waur nor naething ava!

    David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864

  • Me own notion is that it's thim as hasn't got much to spake of, aither of heart or brain, as is over-fond o 'waggin' the tongue. "

    Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan 1859

  • "Never mind the fifth place, Teddy," interrupted old John, "like yer father, ye was ever too fond o 'waggin' yer tongue.

    The Story of the Rock 1859

  • Peg in teh tee ruum haz a lectrik chare an toes a red waggin behynd tu teh shawps.

    World Dominashun Training Class - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • I get that "'Bout time you showed up sucker-gringo" look with tails waggin at full speed.

    Sonny & Cher 2008

  • The boy was three when Tom Heenan returned from ploughing and was sitting on a bench outside the kitchen, fitting a handle to a pick-axe when Sammy crawled to the door and began "waggin 'uts bug head an' blunkun 'an' brayun 'like a great bug ass ut was," Mrs. Ross tells the narrator.

    “Samuel! There was a rolling wonder in the sound. Ay, there was!” 2008

  • Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Madonna got tongues a-waggin 'when they tongued each other during a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" at the 2003 awards.

    Most Memorable VMA Moments 2010

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