to catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones of a stream
noun
2.
a muddle; confusion
Word origin
C19: of unknown origin
guddle in American English
(ˈɡʌdl) (verb-dled, -dling)
Scot
transitive verb
1.
to catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank
intransitive verb
2.
to grope for fish under stones, along a riverbank, etc
noun
3. informal
a muddled affair; mix-up; confusion
Word origin
[1810–20; prob. imit.]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: liberalism, rationalize, realism, unitary, voodoo