tedder

[ted-er]

noun

a person who teds.

an implement that turns and loosens hay after mowing in order to hasten drying.

Origin of tedder

First recorded in 1400–50, tedder is from the late Middle English word teddere. See ted, -er¹

Tedder

[ted-er]

noun

Arthur William, 1st Baron,1890–1967, British Royal Air Force marshal and educator, born in Scotland.

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Examples from the Web for tedder

Historical Examples of tedder

It was the passe-partouts that brought me and Tedder together.
The 'Mind the Paint' Girl
Arthur Pinero
The way to take or give back the milk again, is to cut that tedder.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician
William Henry Davenport Adams
Stir with the tedder as soon as the clover has wilted somewhat.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
The tedder should be used once, twice or oftener as the circumstances may require.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
Well, ultimately Tedder took me and trained me—did it for nix—for what he hoped to get out of me in the future.
The 'Mind the Paint' Girl
Arthur Pinero

British Dictionary definitions for tedder

tedder

noun

a machine equipped with a series of small rotating forks for tedding hay

a person who teds

Tedder

noun

Arthur William, 1st Baron Tedder of Glenguin. 1890–1967, British marshal of the Royal Air Force; deputy commander under Eisenhower of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1944–45)

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