redd
1or red
to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company.
to clear: to redd the way.
Origin of redd
1Words Nearby redd
Other definitions for redd (2 of 2)
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
Origin of redd
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How to use redd in a sentence
“Properly handled and carefully redd out, his is a story that could scarcely fail to have some consequence,” he continued.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonBut an ye'll hae my opinion, I redd ye keep your mouth better steekit, if ye hope to speed.
Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottA good bugaboo, of course, as at home it always pays to have visitors, we redd up the house so carefully.
At Plattsburg | Allen FrenchOf redd gold shines the yate; Of twenty foure faire ladyes there, The fairest is my mate.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 3 | VariousOf redd gold shines the towre: There are twenty four fair ladyes there, The fairest is my paramoure.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 3 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for redd (1 of 2)
(tr often foll by up) to bring order to; tidy (up)
the act or an instance of redding
Origin of redd
1Derived forms of redd
- redder, noun
British Dictionary definitions for redd (2 of 2)
/ (rɛd) /
a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish
Origin of redd
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