puggle

verb

1. (UK, regional)To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal.
2. (UK, regional)To poke around a hole with a stick, as to explore, remove obstacles, etc.

   “1828, "Philip Fidget," The Confessions of Philip Fidget, in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, New Series, Volume 1, page 417, I am no sooner seated by a fire, but my hand instinctively fumbles after the poker, and I proceed to puggle the glowing embers, until (except timely warning prevent) I have displaced the whole into the fender.”

   “He puggled around in the oil cavity with his little lead pencil until it slipped out of his fingers and went down into the oil cavity.”

noun

1. (Australia)A baby monotreme (echidna or platypus).

   “Larger furred/spined puggles can be held in a wooden box with shredded paper.”

   “2003, Robert Burton, The International Wildlife Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition, Volume 18: SOL-SWA, page 2488, The puggle, which grows rapidly, remains in the pouch until its spines are sufficiently developed that the mother must eject it.”

   “Hatching takes 10 days; the young echidna, called a puggle, then sucks milk from the pores of two milk patches and remains in the pouch for 45 to 55 days, at which time the spines develop. The mother digs a nursery burrow and deposits the puggle, returning every 5 days to suckle it until it is weaned at 7 months.”

2. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a pug and beagle.

   “2007 May, Vicki Constantine Croke, The Problem With Puggles, Prevention, page 208, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sylvester Stallone are among the puggle lovers, but so are a slew of regular people who want in on the tawny, fawny, puppy-faced action and will pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the pleasure.”

   “Puggle proponents say these dogs have the very best qualities of both Beagles and Pugs: the Beagle′s cheerful friendliness, and the Pug′s lower activity level and laid-back attitude.”

   “2009, Milwaukee Magazine, Volume 34, Issues 1-6, page 67, The menagerie for sale at this auction included two black puggles with hernias, a French bulldog with one ear, a 3-month old Yorkshire terrier with only one testicle and a badly bow-legged bulldog.”