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ADDLE
addle
(verb) become rotten; “addled eggs”
addle, muddle, puddle
(verb) mix up or confuse; “He muddled the issues”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
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.
Etymology 2
Adjective
addle (comparative more addle, superlative most addle)
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
Noun
addle (plural addles)
(obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
(provincial) Lees; dregs.
Verb
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.
Noun
addle (plural addles)
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
Anagrams
• 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
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