Meanings
treddle1
treddle2
plural treddles
- alternativeAlternative form of treadle.
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In the animal or soul-world (anima, psyche) beginning with the oviparous orders, or rather with the bird-class among these, the above germal speck is, as is well known, visible, being a diminutive flake, rag or shred of skin, commonly called treddle, a pellicle floating between the yolk and the white of the egg, where it has been deposited by the male parent.
1871, J. Filmer Emmett, The Theory of Germs, page 6
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Origin
treddle · noun
- Old Englishtord“piece of excrement, dung”
- Old Englishtyrdel“dropping, small piece of excrement”
- Middle Englishtridel
- Englishtreddle
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.
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treddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treddle
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