ted
verb (used with object), ted·ded, ted·ding.
to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateîsthai to divide
1400–50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateîsthai to divide
Related forms
un·ted·ded, adjective
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| —vb , teds, tedding, tedded | |
| to shake out and loosen (hay), so as to dry it | |
| [C15: from Old Norse tethja; related to tad dung, Old High German zetten to spread] | |
| ted2 (tɛd) | |
| —n | |
| informal short for teddy boy | |
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