addle
(verb) become rotten; “addled eggs”
addle, muddle, puddle
(verb) mix up or confuse; “He muddled the issues”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)
(provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
(provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
addle (comparative more addle, superlative most addle)
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
addle (plural addles)
(obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
(provincial) Lees; dregs.
addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
addle (plural addles)
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
• daled, dedal, laded
Source: Wiktionary
Ad"dle, n. Etym: [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.]
1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs.]
2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Ad"dle, a.
Definition: Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden.
Ad"dle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled; p. pr. & vb. n. Addling.]
Definition: To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. "Their eggs were addled." Cowper.
Ad"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. ö\'eblask to acquire property, akin to othal property. Cf. Allodial.]
1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
