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noddle

noun

Meaning

  1. The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
  2. The head as the seat of mental capacity or intellect.
  3. The back of the head; nape.
  4. To nod repeatedly.
  5. To think or ponder.
  6. To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
  7. To improvise music.
  8. To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
  9. To fossick, especially for opals.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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