Addled

/ˈæ.dəld/

verb

  1. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.

  2. (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.

verb

  1. To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle

  2. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

adjective

  1. (of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.

  2. Confused; mixed up.

  3. Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.

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