tedder
1 Americannoun
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a person who teds.
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an implement that turns and loosens hay after mowing in order to hasten drying.
noun
noun
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a machine equipped with a series of small rotating forks for tedding hay
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a person who teds
noun
Etymology
Origin of tedder
First recorded in 1400–50, tedder is from the late Middle English word teddere. See ted, -er 1
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Colt took over payments on a mower and tedder from his dad and also took over payments on his grandfather's mower.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Stir with the tedder as soon as the clover has wilted somewhat.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
When thus cured it is stirred with the tedder often enough to aid in curing the hay quickly.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
Or, if the hay is slow in drying, as it was not this year, the kicking tedder goes over it, spreading it widely.
From Great Possessions by David Grayson
The way to take or give back the milk again, is to cut that tedder.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams
In fact, the list of producers pulls heavily from the West, ranging from Ryan Tedder and Diplo to Tame Impala and Mike Will Made-It.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
Contributors here include hitmaker Ryan Tedder, and with a different arrangement—one less focused on explosive bursts of strings, say—the song could be a radio hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
There were about seven months where Ryan Tedder was trying to convince me it was the first single and I was like, "Absolutely not!"
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
This time, she worked in close quarters with writer-producer Ryan Tedder, the One Republic frontman and A-list collaborator for Adele and Taylor Swift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
It was the passe-partouts that brought me and Tedder together.
From The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
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