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pettle

[ pet-l ]
/ ˈpɛt l /
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verb (used with object), pet·tled, pet·tling.Scot. and North England.
to fondle; pet.
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Origin of pettle

First recorded in 1710–20; pet1 + -le

Words nearby pettle

pettipants, pettish, pettiskirt, pettislip, pettitoes, pettle, petty, petty bourgeois, petty bourgeoisie, petty cash, Petty-Fitzmaurice
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