scaddle
(UK, dialectal, or, obsolete, chiefly, of animals) Timid, nervous, skittish.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialectal, or, obsolete, chiefly, of animals) Timid, nervous, skittish.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialectal, or, obsolete) Wild, mischievous, thievish.
Origin: From , from , from , equivalent to . Cognate with ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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