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swaddler
swaddler (ˈswɒdlə(r)) [f. swaddle v. + -er1. For the commonly accepted explanation of this term see quot. 1747. The plausibility of this account is challenged, and another origin is suggested, in N. & Q. Ser. iv. I. (1868) 377/1.] orig. A nickname for a Methodist, esp. a Methodist preacher, in Irela... Oxford English Dictionary
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swaddling
▪ I. swaddling, vbl. n. (ˈswɒdlɪŋ) [f. swaddle v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. swaddle; wrapping in swaddling-clothes; swathing, bandaging.13.., a 1425 [see swaddling-band]. 1522 More De quat. Noviss. Wks. 80/2 Al our swadlynge and tending with warme clothes. 1611 Stafford Niobe 161, I would o... Oxford English Dictionary
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clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon arch. Also 6–7 -dogen, -dogeon. [app. f. clapper n. + dudgeon hilt of a dagger: the origin of the appellation is unknown. Collier suggests ‘from his knocking the clapdish he carried with a dudgeon’.] A cant name for a beggar born; also used as a term of reproach or insult (cf. beggar)... Oxford English Dictionary
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