ted

¹ American  

[ted] / tɛd /

verb (used with object)

tedded, tedding

1. to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay.

---

Ted ² American  

[ted] / tɛd /

noun

1. British Slang. Teddy boy.

2. a male given name, form of Edward or Theodore.

---

ted ¹ British  

/ tɛd /

verb

1. to shake out and loosen (hay), so as to dry it

---

ted ² British  

/ tɛd /

noun

1. informal short for teddy boy

---

Other Word Forms

• untedded adjective

Etymology

Origin of ted

1400–50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateîsthai to divide

Example Sentences

Gray-blue knit ted caps, oversize knit scarves, red snow gloves and robust black hiking boots with thick lacing accessorized wrapped-up looks.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2018

Amazon users said: “Got this due to the mention in father ted, looks good in your collection”

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2017

This demeanor had sometimes given his tenure the air of a five-month-long ted talk.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 3, 2015

Canetti embodies a more important quality often omit ted in the literature committee's global approach.

From Time Magazine Archive

She studied me with eyes as ted as the firelight.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan