Bogle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bogle \Bo"gle\, n. [Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill,
     specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening,
     fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. {Bug}.]
     A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.
     [Written also {boggle}.]
     [1913 Webster]