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addle1 vb 1. to make or become confused or muddled 2. to make or become rotten adj (in combination) indicating a confused or muddled state addle-brained addle-pated [C18 (vb), back formation from addled, from C13 addle rotten, from Old English adela filth; related to dialect German Addel liquid manure] addle2 vb
Northern English dialect to earn (money or one's living) [C13 addlen, from Old Norse öthlask to gain possession of property, from ōthal property] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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We still had a big pay-day coming to us, and for thirty-seven days, without a drink to addle our mental processes, we incessantly planned the spending of our money. You'll addle your brain, that's what you'll do, Philip. And, as to hopes of a glorious resurrection, I've often heard him say masel' that he hoped he'd go to hell, for his mother was so pious that she'd be sure to go to heaven, an' he didn't want to addle where she was. |
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