| 单词 | feddle | 
| 释义 | † feddlen. Obsolete.  1.  A fattened animal, esp. a bird. Only attributive.Recorded earliest in the Old English compound fēdelfugel fattened fowl (compare fowl n.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > 			[noun]		 > livestock > fatted animal (for slaughter) feddleOE mart1617 store1620 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > 			[noun]		 > fatted fowl feddleOE Surrey fowl1874 OE (Mercian)    Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xxii. 4  				Tauri mei & altilia mea occissa & omnia parata : fearras mine & foedelfuglas mine ofslægene & all iara. c1450						 (?a1400)						    Wars Alexander 		(Ashm.)	 l. 5604  				Þar fand þai bridis..Of feþir fresch as any fame as ere þir fedill dowfis, Þat [etc.].  2.  A person who is pampered, or made much of; a pet, a favourite. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > 			[noun]		 > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Bedaud, a fedle, minion, fauourite. 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Cochonner..make a fedle of. 1693    T. Urquhart  & P. A. Motteux tr.  F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xviii. 146  				It will be my dainty Fedle-darling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † feddlev. Obsolete. rare.   transitive. To treat as a pet or favourite; to cosset, overindulge. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress or fondle			[verb]		 feddle1611 love1921 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Cadeler, to cocker, pamper, fedle, cherish, make much of. 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Mignoter, to dandle, feddle. Derivatives  feddled adj. ΚΠ 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Cadelé, -ée, cockered, pampered, fedled, cherished.   feddling  n. a cosseted pet or favourite. ΚΠ 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Mignotise, a dandling, fedling, cockering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020). <  | 
	
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