ted

¹ American  

[ted] / tɛd /

verb (used with object)

tedded, tedding

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

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Ted ² American  

[ted] / tɛd /

noun

1. British Slang. Teddy boy.

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

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ted ¹ British  

/ tɛd /

verb

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

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ted ² British  

/ tɛd /

noun

1. informal short for teddy boy

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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

It is unsurprising that errors are commit ted; it is astonishing that so many of those issues were � and are � art works.

From Time Magazine Archive

She studied me with eyes as ted as the firelight.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan