Daggles

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Drags the hem of a garment or other loose item through mud, wet grass or water so that it becomes soiled
2. Trails something loose through puddles or muck, leaving it wet and dirty along the lower edge
3. Makes a trailing object wet and filthy by pulling it through mud, slush or other damp ground

Etymology: "Daggles" is the third-person singular present form of "daggle," a verb meaning to soil something by dragging it through mud, wet grass or dirt. The verb is built from "dag," a word meaning a clot of dirt or dung clinging to the wool of a sheep, combined with the frequentative suffix "-le," which signals repeated or continued action. So to daggle is, in effect, to keep dragging something through muck until it is dirty and draggled.

Synonyms: dangle, trail, drag, swing