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What do Scouts call this fastener?

OK, let’s test your knowledge of the special Scout language again. Most Scout uniforms include a brightly colored scarf. Usually the scarf will identify where the Scout comes from, or at times such as during large gatherings, that they are part of that gathering. Scouts use a special fastener for their scarves. What do Scouts call this fastener?

Woggle. The fastener is called a woggle. They can be made from a variety of materials – leather, canvas or even wood are the more common. The first woggle is reported as having been made by Bill Shankley who worked at Gilwell Park and was based on the Turks Head knot. The word ‘woggle’ is thought to have come from a term – ‘Boon Doggles’ - used in the USA for their original woggles using rings made of animal bones. ‘Boon Doggles’ itself was a corruption of ‘dog bones’. Boggle is a fun word finding game involving lettered dice. Oggel is a brand name for a strap that holds on swimming goggles while a toggle is a pin that is inserted into a loop in a rope, chain or strap to hold it fast.

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