treddling, n. dial.
(ˈtrɛdlɪŋ)
In 5 tirdelyng; 9 also (pl.) trid(d)lings, treddlins.
[f. treddle + -ing1.]
Treddles of sheep, etc. in the mass.
| c 1440 Lydg. Hors, Shepe & G. 381 Of the sheepe..To the lond gret profite doth his tirdelyng [v.r. tyrtelyng]. 1828 Craven Gloss., Tridlins, excrement of sheeps. 1869 Lonsdale Gloss., Treddlin's, Triddlin's. 1876 Whitby Gloss., Triddlings. |