SCUDDLE

Etymology

Verb

scuddle (third-person singular simple present scuddles, present participle scuddling, simple past and past participle scuddled)

(intransitive) To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

(intransitive, Scotland) To drudge.

(transitive, Scotland) To wash or cleanse.

Anagrams

• cuddles

Source: Wiktionary


Scud"dle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of scud: cf. Scuttle to hurry.]

Definition: To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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