DUDDER

Etymology 1

Noun

dudder (plural dudders)

(UK, dated) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.

Etymology 2

Verb

dudder (third-person singular simple present dudders, present participle duddering, simple past and past participle duddered)

(dialect, transitive) To confuse or confound with noise.

(dialect, intransitive) To shiver or tremble; to dodder.

Noun

dudder

(dialect) Confusion.

Anagrams

• rudded

Source: Wiktionary


Dud"der, v. t. Etym: [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.]

Definition: To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings.

Dud"der, v. i.

Definition: To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.

Dud"der, n. Etym: [From Duds.]

Definition: A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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