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Bogue  v. i.  (Naut.) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; said only of inferior craft.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Bogue" Quotes from Famous Books



... Wogg, and lastly Bogue; under which last name he fell in battle some twelve months ago. Glory was his aim and he attained it; for his icon, by the hand of Caldecott, now lies among the ...
— Memories and Portraits • Robert Louis Stevenson

... went back to Trubner, after Bogue had failed, I had a talk with him and his partner. I could see they had lost all faith in my literary prospects. Trubner told me I was a homo unius libri, meaning Erewhon. He said I was in a very solitary position. I replied that I knew I was, but ...
— The Note-Books of Samuel Butler • Samuel Butler

... In one of his poems, entitled "Veritas," published in 1849, he has supplied a narrative of the principal events of his life up to that period. Of his numerous songs, several have obtained a wide popularity. The whole of his poetical works were published in 1854, by Bogue of London, in a ...
— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various



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