Wag"gish (-gsh), a. 1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in
merriment or good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys."
L'Estrange.
2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as,
a waggish trick.
— Wag"gish*ly, adv. — Wag"gish*ness, n.
Wag"gle (?), v. i. [Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G. wackeln.] To
reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion;
to waddle.
Why do you go nodding and waggling so?
L'Estrange.
Wag"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Waggling
(?).] To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird
waggles his tail.
Wag"-hal`ter (?), n. [Wag + halter.] One who moves or wears a halter;
one likely to be hanged. [Colloq. & Obs.]