tedder

[ ted-er ]

noun
  1. a person who teds.

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

Origin of tedder

1
First recorded in 1400–50, tedder is from the late Middle English word teddere.See ted, -er1

Words Nearby tedder

Other definitions for Tedder (2 of 2)

Tedder
[ ted-er ]

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

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How to use tedder in a sentence

  • At eleven o'clock the tedder was started, and in two hours the cut grass had been turned.

    The Fat of the Land | John Williams Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for tedder (1 of 2)

tedder

/ (ˈtɛdə) /


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

  2. a person who teds

British Dictionary definitions for Tedder (2 of 2)

Tedder

/ (ˈtɛdə) /


noun
  1. 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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