noddle
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of noddle
1375–1425; late Middle English nodel
Example Sentences
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BST15:57 54 min Martin O’Neill is doing his noddle on the touchline as Glick comes around the wrong side of the ball and hooks Long’s knee with his.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2015
But the old man was tired and muddled with his backsight, and dreams were in his noddle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
To be seen with a square of green silk round mee ould noddle!
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
Well, madam, I'll take one turn here in the Piazzas; a thousand things are hammering in this head; 'tis a fruitful noddle, though I say it.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
“If you needs must knock your noddle, do so gently, I pray you.”
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
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