"pedgill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pedgills [present, singular, third-person], pedgilling [participle, present], pedgilled [participle, past], pedgilled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pedgill (third-person singular simple present pedgills, present participle pedgilling, simple past and past participle pedgilled)
  1. (British, regional) To work hard and painstakingly at something; to plod or persevere. Tags: British, regional

Inflected forms

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