Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Peddling; hawking.

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  • verb Present participle of bog.

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Examples

  • Before the whole "bogging" phenom, I thought online dating was sketchy.

    blog: On Dating Like A Man 2008

  • Meanwhile my host told me his story, how hard he worked "bogging" for a neighboring farmer, turning up a meadow with a spade or bog hoe at the rate of ten dollars an acre and the use of the land with manure for one year, and his little broad-faced son worked cheerfully at his father's side the while, not knowing how poor a bargain the latter had made.

    Walden~ Chapter 10 (historical) 1854

  • Meanwhile my host told me his story, how hard he worked "bogging" for a neighboring farmer, turning up a meadow with a spade or bog hoe at the rate of ten dollars an acre and the use of the land with manure for one year, and his little broad-faced son worked cheerfully at his father's side the while, not knowing how poor a bargain the latter had made.

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

  • Before I had reached the pond some fresh impulse had brought out John Field, with altered mind, letting go "bogging" ere this sunset.

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

  • Before I had reached the pond some fresh impulse had brought out John Field, with altered mind, letting go "bogging" ere this sunset.

    Walden~ Chapter 10 (historical) 1854

  • Meanwhile my host told me his story, how hard he worked "bogging" for a neighboring farmer, turning up a meadow with a spade or bog hoe at the rate of ten dollars an acre and the use of the land with manure for one year, and his little broad-faced son worked cheerfully at his father's side the while, not knowing how poor a bargain the latter had made.

    Walden Henry David Thoreau 1839

  • Field, with altered mind, letting go "bogging" ere this sunset.

    Walden Henry David Thoreau 1839

  • Posted prominently on the lake trail is an earnestly illustrated sign, informing visitors that the "bogging" of the lake is a natural process, though accelerated somewhat by the planting of those lilies and irises.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEPHEN QUINN 2011

  • Posted prominently on the lake trail is an earnestly illustrated sign, informing visitors that the "bogging" of the lake is a natural process, though accelerated somewhat by the planting of those lilies and irises.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEPHEN QUINN 2011

  • Posted prominently on the lake trail is an earnestly illustrated sign, informing visitors that the "bogging" of the lake is a natural process, though accelerated somewhat by the planting of those lilies and irises.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEPHEN QUINN 2011

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