"kiddle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kiddles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English kidel, kedel, kydel, from Anglo-Norman quidel, quideau (“a wicker framework used to trap fish”), from Old Breton kidel (“a net at the mouth of a stream”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kidel}} Middle English kidel, {{m|enm|kedel}} kedel, {{m|enm|kydel}} kydel, {{der|en|xno|quidel}} Anglo-Norman quidel, {{m|fro|quideau|t=a wicker framework used to trap fish}} quideau (“a wicker framework used to trap fish”), {{der|en|obt|kidel|t=a net at the mouth of a stream}} Old Breton kidel (“a net at the mouth of a stream”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiddle (plural kiddles)
  1. A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. Synonyms: kettle, kittle, kiddel, kidel Derived forms: kettle of fish
    Sense id: en-kiddle-en-noun-PpfwNIOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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