Ted, Teddy boy
(noun) a tough youth of 1950’s and 1960’s wearing Edwardian style clothes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ted
A nickname for the male given names Edward and Theodore.
• (male given name): Eddie, Eddy, Teddy
Ted (plural Teds)
(informal) A Teddy boy.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
TED (usually uncountable, plural TEDs)
transmission electron diffraction
turtle excluder device
thyroid eye disease
TED
Technology Entertainment Design, a series of global conferences.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
ted (plural teds)
A teddy boy.
ted (third-person singular simple present teds, present participle tedding, simple past and past participle tedded)
To spread hay for drying.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
Source: Wiktionary
Ted, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Tedding.] Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. te to spread manure, fr. ta manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. *58. Cf. Teathe.]
Definition: To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle. The smell of grain or tedded grass. Milton. The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
