NODDLES

Noun

noddles

plural of noddle

Source: Wiktionary


NODDLE

Nod"dle, n. Etym: [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]

1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L'Estrange.

2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] For occasion ... turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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