"treddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛdɫ/ [UK] Forms: treddles [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tridel}} Middle English tridel, {{m|enm|tyrdel}} tyrdel, {{inh|en|ang|tyrdel||dropping, small piece of excrement}} Old English tyrdel (“dropping, small piece of excrement”), {{der|en|ang|tord||piece of excrement, dung}} Old English tord (“piece of excrement, dung”), {{suffix|en|turd|le}} turd + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} treddle (plural treddles)
  1. (UK dialectal) The dung of sheep or hares. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-treddle-en-noun-VP5jvADw Categories (other): British English
  2. (informal) A prostitute; strumpet. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-treddle-en-noun-a0CX5Yio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛdɫ/ [UK] Forms: treddles [plural]
Etymology: Variation of treadle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|treadle}} treadle Head templates: {{en-noun}} treddle (plural treddles)
  1. Alternative form of treadle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: treadle
    Sense id: en-treddle-en-noun-P4ReNTox
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹɛdɫ/ [UK] Forms: treddles [present, singular, third-person], treddling [participle, present], treddled [participle, past], treddled [past]
Etymology: Variation of treadle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|treadle}} treadle Head templates: {{en-verb}} treddle (third-person singular simple present treddles, present participle treddling, simple past and past participle treddled)
  1. Alternative form of treadle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: treadle
    Sense id: en-treddle-en-verb-P4ReNTox
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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