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Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire;
prob. fr. Icel. ["o][eth]lask to acquire property, akin to
o[eth]al property. Cf. {Allodial}.]
1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
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2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.]
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Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. --Tusser.
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Addle-brain


Addle \Ad"dle\, n. [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.]
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1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs.]
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2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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Addle \Ad"dle\, a.
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as
eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains;
muddled. --Dryden.
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Addle \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.
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