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bogue

1[bohg]
–noun Gulf States.
a bayou, stream, or waterway.

Origin:
1805–15; (< LaF) < Choctaw bok creek, stream, river

bogue

2[bohg]
–verb (used without object), bogued, bogu⋅ing. Nautical.
(of a sailing vessel) to tend to fall off from the wind.

Origin:
perh. akin to dial. bog to move off
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