TEDDING

TED

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

tedding

present participle of ted

Noun

tedding (plural teddings)

The process by which hay is tedded, or spread out for drying.

Source: Wiktionary

TED

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