wadder
/ˈwædə(ɹ)/
wadder noun: a manufacturer of wadding. Also the pronunciation spelling of water.
Noun
wadder (plural wadders)
- A manufacturer of wadding.
- The evidence shows that most of the meetings attended by the wadding manufacturers were meetings of the Canadian Quilting Manufacturers Association. The wadders had but a few meetings of their own […]1956, Canada. Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, Report concerning the manufacture, distribution, and sale of quilted goods, quilting materials, and related products
- Weavers, reelers, wadders and those working in the filature refused to move, and when forced, produced inferior quality goods or ran away at the earliest opportunity, partly because they were separated from their families […]2011, Cultures of Knowledge: Technology in Chinese History, page 55
Also used as
wadder is also the pronunciation spelling of water.
Forms of wadder
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wadders |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | wadders |
| present participle | waddering |
| past participle | waddered |
| past | waddered |
Origin of wadder
From wad + -er.
Represents dialects with t- and d-flapping, where the phonemes /t/ and /d/ merge into [ɾ] in some positions.
Questions about wadder
- What does wadder mean?
- Wadder means a manufacturer of wadding.
- What part of speech is wadder?
- Wadder is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wadder?
- Wadder is pronounced /ˈwædə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of wadder?
- The plural of wadder is wadders.
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