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DADDLE
Etymology 1
Verb
daddle (third-person singular simple present daddles, present participle daddling, simple past and past participle daddled)
(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To walk unsteadily; totter; dawdle
To diddle (cheat)
Etymology 2
Noun
daddle (plural daddles)
The hand or fist; used in the phrase "tip us your daddle" meaning "give me your hand".
Anagrams
• addled
Source: Wiktionary
Dad"dle, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Daddled, p.pr. & vb.n. Daddling.] Etym: [Prob. freq. of dade.]
Definition: To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ABOUND
(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
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