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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEDRAIGLE, v. Sc. form of bedraggle. [bə′dreg(ə)l]

1. v. To soil by dragging in wet or dirt.Lnk. 1923 G. Rae 'Mang Lowland Hills 66:
In mony a weary dooncast 'oor, When cares bedraigled a' my sky.

2. ppl.adj. bedraig(g)led, soiled by dragging in wet or dirt.Sc. 1929 J. A. Penney in Sc. Mag. (Feb.) 400:
Wi' broken and bedraigled wing It lichted 'yont the hill.Ags. a.1892 A. Doig in A. Reid Bards of Ags. and the Mearns (1897) 133:
Some o' them sat to scrape the mire Frae aff their tired bedraiggl'd shanks.m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls o' Hame 115:
Yer tautit wame bedraigled a', wi' paidlin' through the dibs.