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Guddle

To catch fish with the hands, especially by groping under stones or at the banks of a stream.

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  1. 1

    To catch fish with the hands, especially by groping under stones or at the banks of a stream.

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grabblenoun(obsolete) A method of fishing using a line with several hooks fastened to it along with a lead weight so that the hooks sit on the bottom.
gumphnoun(uncountable, slang) Nonsense.
scuddleverb(intransitive) To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.
grobbleverb(dialectal, intransitive) To work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work.
gropeverbTo touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
groppleverb(intransitive, archaic, rare) To grope about.
glaumnoun(Scotland, Ireland) To grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark.
muddlenounA mixture; a confusion; a garble.
fumblenoun(sports, American football, Canadian football) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
daggleverb(intransitive) To drag or trail through water, mud, or slush
grubblenoun(obsolete or rare, ambitransitive) To feel or grope in the dark.
gudgeonnounA small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
grappleverb(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
catchnoun(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
scramblenounA dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
dabbleverb(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
shuggleverb(transitive and intransitive) Alternative form of shoogle. [(transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To shake or rock rapidly.]
fondleverb(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly.
grabnoun(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
broggleverb(dialectal) To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick.

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