guddle

American  

[guhd-l] / ˈgʌd l /

verb (used with object)

guddled, guddling

1. to catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank.

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verb (used without object)

guddled, guddling

1. to grope for fish under stones, along a riverbank, etc.

noun

1. Informal. a muddled affair; mix-up; confusion.

guddle British  

/ ˈɡʌdəl /

verb

1. to catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones of a stream

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noun

1. a muddle; confusion

Etymology

Origin of guddle

First recorded in 1810–20; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee described the draft clauses for a new Scotland Bill as a "bit of a guddle".

From BBC

To tramp through the bosky woods, hunting for birds' eggs and watching the ways of wild animals; to guddle for trout under the stones of some clear running mountain burn, or to swim in the cool water on a summer day, or to join the haymakers on a farm, and do a full day's work, as long as lesson time and harder.

From Project Gutenberg

Her wavy locks of rich brown were borne that night, by the careful hand of Mrs Bruce, to Rob Guddle, the barber.

From Project Gutenberg

Andrew Constable, the clothier, from his shop-door; Rob Guddle, the barber, from his window, with his face shadowed by Annie's curls; Redford, the bookseller, from the top of the stairs that led to his shop; in short, the whole of the shopkeepers on the square of Glamerton were regarding this battle of odds.

From Project Gutenberg

Guddle, to catch fish with the hands by groping under the stones or banks.

From Project Gutenberg