"fogle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fogles [plural]
Etymology: Unclear. German Vogel (“bird”) has been suggested, the connection being bird's-eye, a fabric from which such handkerchiefs were made. Hotten (see References) suggests a connection with the Italian slang foglia (“pocket, purse”) or French argot fouille (“pocket”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} fogle (plural fogles)
  1. (obsolete) A pocket handkerchief. Wikipedia link: Ernest Weekley Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fogle-en-noun-KaODKMYc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1853, Lord William Lennox, “Ernest Atherley, Or Scenes at Home and Abroad”, in The Sporting Review, Volume 30, page 202",
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