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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