EDDER

Ed"der, n. Etym: [See Adder.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An adder or serpent. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Ed"der, n. Etym: [AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar.]

Definition: Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [Obs.] Tusser.

Ed"der, v. t.

Definition: To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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