faddle (third-person singular simple present faddles, present participle faddling, simple past and past participle faddled)
To trifle; to toy.
(UK, dialect) To fondle; to dandle.
• (to trifle): fiddle
• (to fondle): dawt, grope, pettle, tiddle; see also fondle
Source: Wiktionary
Fad"dle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.]
Definition: To trifle; to toy.
– v. t.
Definition: To fondle; to dandle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
