bauchle

/ (ˈbɒxəl) /

noun Scot

an old worn shoe
a worthless or clumsy person
a useless object
a trout-fisher's term for a perch 2

Word Origin for bauchle

C18: of unknown origin

Words nearby bauchle

batwing, batwing sleeve, batwoman, bauble, bauchi, bauchle, baucis, baud, baud rate, baudekin, baudelaire

Example sentences from the Web for bauchle

  • And ye need nae tell me: it's better than war; which is the next best, however, though generally rather a bauchle of a business.

    David Balfour, Second Part |Robert Louis Stevenson