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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : daw-ger-uh l, dog-er- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər- |
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Définition of doggerel
Origin :- late 14c. (adj.); 1630s (n.), probably from dog + pejorative suffix -rel and applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being fit only for dogs. Attested as a surname from mid-13c., but the sense is not evident.
- As in poetry : noun expressive, rhythmic literary work
- As in rhyme : noun poetry in which lines end with like sounds
- Because you recited that doggerel about The Run of Crusader.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Ramsey shook his head and tried to force the thoughts from his mind with doggerel.
- Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
- This supposition has found strength and sanction in doggerel verse.
- Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
- By now, Presley could not tell whether what he had written was true poetry or doggerel.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- My lady was pleased to laugh at the doggerel, and even Mrs. Manners.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- One of them had written a bit of doggerel on a sheet of paper and tacked it to a tree.
- Extract from : « The Putnam Hall Champions » by Arthur M. Winfield
- It is only doggerel but it helps to keep the idea before our people.
- Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher
- It was doggerel, bad enough to satisfy every aspiration of an antiquary.
- Extract from : « The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
- I occupied myself, as I often do, in composing a bit of doggerel to the rhythm of the wheels.
- Extract from : « Walking Shadows » by Alfred Noyes
- This was at once removed by the saying aloud of some charm in doggerel verse.
- Extract from : « Lancashire Folk-lore » by John Harland
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