treddle

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛdɫ/ Homophone: treadle === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tridel, tyrdel, from Old English tyrdel (“dropping, small piece of excrement”), diminutive of Old English tord (“piece of excrement, dung”), equivalent to turd +‎ -le. ==== Noun ==== treddle (plural treddles) (UK dialectal) The dung of sheep or hares. (informal) A prostitute; strumpet. === Etymology 2 === Variation of treadle. ==== Noun ==== treddle (plural treddles) Alternative form of treadle. ==== Verb ==== treddle (third-person singular simple present treddles, present participle treddling, simple past and past participle treddled) Alternative form of treadle.