addle

/ˈæ.dəl/ · verb

Meaning

(provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
Liquid filth; mire.
(provincial) Lees; dregs.
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

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