addle
/ˈæ.dəl/
verb
- 1
(provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- 2
(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
noun
- 1
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
noun
- 1
Liquid filth; mire.
- 2
(provincial) Lees; dregs.
verb
- 1
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
- 2
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
adjective
- 1
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
“addle eggs”
- 2
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
“addle brains”
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