▪ I. addling, vbl. n.1
(ˈædlɪŋ)
[f. addle v.1 + -ing1.]
Decomposition of an egg; muddling of the wits.
| 1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. Wks. 1864 I. 275 An unaccountable addling of the brains. |
▪ II. † addling, vbl. n. Obs. or dial.
(ˈædlɪŋ)
[f. addle v.2 + -ing1.]
Earning.
| c 1200 Ormulum 17705 Al affterr þatt tin addlinng iss Na lasse, ne na mare. 1483 Cathol. Anglic. An Addyllynge; meritum, gracia. 1592 G. Harvey Pierces Supererog. App. 3 According to Chaucer's English there can be little adling without much gabbing. 1851 Coal-trade Terms, Northumb. & Durh. 3 Addlings, Adlings.—Earnings. 1855 Whitby Gloss. (1864) Addlings, wages. ‘Poor addlings,’ small pay for work. ‘Hard addlings,’ money laboriously acquired. |