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Boggy vs Bogie - What's the difference?

boggy | bogie |

As an adjective boggy

is having the qualities of a bog ; ie dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

As a noun bogie is

(rail|british|australia|new zealand|canada) structure with axles and wheels under a railway carriage or locomotive, called railroad truck in us english also used under semitrailers, and lorries with more than one rear axle.

boggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having the qualities of a bog ; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
  • The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs.

    Synonyms

    * (having the qualities of a bog) marshy, swampy

    bogie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bogey * bogy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail, British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) Structure with axles and wheels under a railway carriage or locomotive, called railroad truck in US English. Also used under semitrailers, and lorries with more than one rear axle.
  • (Indian English) Railway carriage
  • .
  • (military) An aircraft of unknown friend/foe status. (compare bandit)
  • (golf) A score one stroke higher than par on any one hole.
  • (music) A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when kratzed (stroked) against a hard edge, lip of container etc.
  • A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
  • (Ulster Scots) .