Meanings
tedder1
tedder2
present singular third person tedders · participle present teddering · participle past teddered · past teddered
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of tether.
Tedder3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying.
Origin
tedder · noun
- Middle Englishteddere
- Englishtedder
From Middle English teddere; equivalent to ted + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Tedder · proper noun
- Middle Englishteddere“one who teds”
- Old EnglishÞēodhere
- EnglishTedder
Two main origins: * From the Middle English personal name Thedere, Teddere, which is either from Old English Þēodhere, from þēod (“nation”) + here (“army”), or from the Norman personal name Theudher, which shares the same etymology. * Occupational surname from Middle English teddere (“one who teds”), from the verb tedden (“to ted, to spread hay for drying”).
More words from Old English, Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese 翻草機 /翻草机
- 翻草機 /翻草机machine for stirring and spreading hay
Czech obraceč, obracečka
- obracečmachine for stirring and spreading hay
- obracečkamachine for stirring and spreading hay
Danish høvender
- høvendermachine for stirring and spreading hay
Finnish pöyhin
- pöyhinmachine for stirring and spreading hay
German Heuwender
- Heuwendermachine for stirring and spreading hay
Italian spandifieno
- spandifienomachine for stirring and spreading hay
Polish przetrząsacz
- przetrząsaczmachine for stirring and spreading hay
Russian сеновороши́лка
- сеновороши́лка (senovorošílka)machine for stirring and spreading hay
Swedish hövändare
- hövändaremachine for stirring and spreading hay
Cite this entry
tedder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tedder
“tedder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tedder. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tedder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tedder.
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