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(), n.[OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.] 1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs.] 2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Ad"dle a.Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden. Ad"dle v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Addled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Addling ().] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. "Their eggs were addled." Cowper. Ad"dle v. t. & i.[OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. lask to acquire property, akin to oal property. Cf. Allodial.] 1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. 2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser. スポンサード リンク
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