TIDDLE

Etymology

Verb

tiddle (third-person singular simple present tiddles, present participle tiddling, simple past and past participle tiddled)

(transitive, obsolete or UK dialect) To treat with tenderness; to fondle.

(intransitive, obsolete or UK dialect) To potter about; to do something idly.

Synonyms

• (to fondle): dawt, faddle, grope, pettle; see also fondle

Source: Wiktionary


Tid"der, Tid"dle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. tyderian to grow tender. See Tid.]

Definition: To use with tenderness; to fondle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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