treddle

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛdɫ/
  • Homophone: treadle

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

treddle (plural treddles)

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

Etymology 2

Variation of treadle.

Noun

treddle (plural treddles)

  1. Alternative form of treadle

Verb

treddle (third-person singular simple present treddles, present participle treddling, simple past and past participle treddled)

  1. Alternative form of treadle
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