Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BRUNGLE, n. “A job, a knavish piece of business” (Clydesd. 1825 Jam.2).
[Phs. a cross between Brangle, to confuse, tangle, and Eng. bungle.]
