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guddle
[ guhd-l ]
/ ˈgʌd l /
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verb (used with object), gud·dled, gud·dling.
to catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank.
verb (used without object), gud·dled, gud·dling.
to grope for fish under stones, along a riverbank, etc.
noun
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Origin of guddle
First recorded in 1810–20; of uncertain origin
Words nearby guddle
gubbins, gubernaculum, gubernatorial, guberniya, guck, guddle, gude, Gudea, gudgeon, gudgeon pin, Gudmundsson
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How to use guddle in a sentence
Guddle, to catch fish with the hands by groping under the stones or banks.
Weir of Hermiston|Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for guddle
guddle
/ (ˈɡʌdəl) Scot /
verb
to catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones of a stream
noun
a muddle; confusion
Word Origin for guddle
C19: of unknown origin
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