treddle

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈtɹɛdɫ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The dung of sheep or hares. UK,dialectal
  2. Alternative form of treadle. alt-of,alternative
    — In the animal or soul-world (anima, psyche) beginning with the oviparous orders, or rather with the bird-class among these, the above germal speck is, as is well known, visible, being a diminutive flake, rag or shred of skin, commonly called treddle, a pellicle floating between the yolk and the white of the egg, where it has been deposited by the male parent.
  3. A prostitute; strumpet. informal
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of treadle. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

treddles plural treddles plural treddles present,singular,third-person treddling participle,present treddled participle,past treddled past

词源

词源 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.
词源 2
Variation of treadle.
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