treddle

treddle · noun¹

1. Old English · derived fromtord“piece of excrement, dung”
2. Old English · inherited fromtyrdel“dropping, small piece of excrement”
3. Middle English · inherited fromtridel
4. English todaytreddle

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.

treddle · noun, verb²

Variation of treadle.