† ˈspaddle Obs. rare.
[Alteration of paddle n.1 1, after spade n.1 Cf. spattle n.]
a. A small spade.
| 1669 Worlidge Syst. Agric. 193 Others destroy them [sc. moles] very expeditiously by a Spaddle, waiting in the mornings when they usually stir. 1835 H. C. Todd Notes upon Canada & U.S.A. 8 Jonathan..[uses] spaddle, for spade. |
b. = spattle n.2 1.
| 1861 Mrs. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. 760 The principal utensils required for making ice-creams are ice-tubs, freezing-pots, spaddles, and a cellaret. The use of the spaddle is to stir up..the cream. |