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Toggled vs Woggled - What's the difference?

toggled | woggled |

As verbs the difference between toggled and woggled

is that toggled is (toggle) while woggled is (woggle).

toggled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (toggle)

    • toggle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
  • (in particular, fashion) A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
  • A toggle switch.
  • (Scouting) A circle of leather, plastic (Cub Scouts) etc, resembling a napkin holder to keep the neckerchief in place.
  • A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
  • (skydiving) A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.

    • Synonyms

    * (scouting) woggle

    Derived terms

    * toggle bolt * toggle iron * toggle joint * toggle switch

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Verb

    (toggl)
  • to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
    • Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off.
  • to switch between alternate states.
    • toggle to lower/upper case
    You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Shift+C

    Derived terms

    * togglable, toggleable

    References

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    woggled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (woggle)

    • woggle

    English

    Etymology 1

    1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle.Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909–1985,'' page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. ISBN 0-949180-08-4 Popularized from 1929 by use in ''Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Boy Scout’s neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (woggl)
  • (archaic, dialect)

    • See also

    * (l)

    References