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treddle

UK/ˈtɹɛdɫ/

treddle noun: the dung of sheep or hares. Also the alternative form of treadle.

Noun

treddle (plural treddles)

  1. (UK, dialectal) The dung of sheep or hares.
  2. (informal) A prostitute; strumpet.

Also used as

treddle is also the alternative form of treadle.

Forms of treddle

Noun
pluraltreddles
Verb
third-person singular presenttreddles
present participletreddling
past participletreddled
pasttreddled

Origin of treddle

From Middle English tridel, tyrdel, from Old English tyrdel (“dropping, small piece of excrement”), diminutive of Old English tord (“piece of excrement, dung”), equivalent to turd + -le.

Variation of treadle.

Questions about treddle

What does treddle mean?
Treddle means the dung of sheep or hares.
What part of speech is treddle?
Treddle is a noun.
How do you pronounce treddle?
Treddle is pronounced /ˈtɹɛdɫ/ (UK).
What is the plural of treddle?
The plural of treddle is treddles.

Words near treddle in the dictionary

  1. treckschuyts
  2. treckskuyt
  3. treckskuyts
  4. treculavirin
  5. Trecwn
  6. treddle
  7. treddled
  8. treddles
  9. treddling
  10. tredecennial
  11. tredecillion

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