▪ I. tedder1
(ˈtɛdə(r))
[f. ted v.1 + -er1.]
One who teds new-mown grass; also, a machine for doing this; a tedding-machine.
| 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 578/44 Disgerbigator,..a Teddere. Ibid. 587/48 Herbarius,..a teddere. 1800 J. Hurdis Fav. Village 22 Thick swarms the field with tedders. 1877 Knight Dict. Mech., Tedder,..a machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its being dried. 1886 P. Robinson Valley Teet. Trees 141 The mowers and tedders, sitting in the shade with their bread and cheese. |
▪ II. tedder2
see ted v.2