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ted
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verb (used with object), ted·ded, ted·ding.
to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay.
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Origin of ted
1400â50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateĂźsthai to divide
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/ (tÉd) /
verb teds, tedding or tedded
to shake out and loosen (hay), so as to dry it
Word Origin for ted
C15: from Old Norse tethja; related to tad dung, Old High German zetten to spread
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