redd

or red

[ red ]

/ rɛd /

verb (used with object), redd or redd·ed, redd·ing.Northern and Midland U.S.

to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company.

to clear: to redd the way.

Origin of redd

before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English (Scots ) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready); and Middle English (Scots ) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda,German retten)

Words nearby redd

red count, Red Crescent, Red Cross, Red Cross, International, red currant, redd, red deer, Red Deer River, Red Delicious, redden, red devil

Definition for redd (2 of 2)

redd²

[ red ]

/ rɛd /

noun

the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.

Origin of redd

First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for redd

"Well, you see, I reckon I know as much about this yer fever as the doctors do as never had it," replied Mrs. Redd.
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson
There has been some cursed commotion among the folk of the hills, and I am out the morrow to redd the marches.
Sir Quixote of the Moors|John Buchan
He can redd up his rival's pedigree, for example, and lower his pride (if need be) by detailing the disgraces of his kin.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
Of redd gold shines the yate; Of twenty foure faire ladyes there, The fairest is my mate.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 3|Various

Could ye no' jist tak' a walk the length o' the auld place or I redd up a wee?'
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan

British Dictionary definitions for redd (1 of 2)

redd¹

red

Scot and Northern English dialect

verb redds, redding, redd or redded

(tr often foll by up) to bring order to; tidy (up)

noun

the act or an instance of redding

Derived forms of redd

redder, noun

Word Origin for redd

C15 redden to clear, perhaps a variant of rid

British Dictionary definitions for redd (2 of 2)

redd²

/ (rɛd) /

noun

a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish

Word Origin for redd

C17 (originally: spawn): of obscure origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	redd
释义	redd ¹ or red [ red ] / rɛd / verb (used with object), redd or redd·ed, redd·ing.Northern and Midland U.S. to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company. to clear: to redd the way. Origin of redd ¹ before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English (Scots ) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready); and Middle English (Scots ) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda,German retten) Words nearby redd red count, Red Crescent, Red Cross, Red Cross, International, red currant, redd, red deer, Red Deer River, Red Delicious, redden, red devil Definition for redd (2 of 2) redd² [ red ] / rɛd / noun the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon. Origin of redd ² First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for redd "Well, you see, I reckon I know as much about this yer fever as the doctors do as never had it," replied Mrs. Redd. Anne\|Constance Fenimore Woolson There has been some cursed commotion among the folk of the hills, and I am out the morrow to redd the marches. Sir Quixote of the Moors\|John Buchan He can redd up his rival's pedigree, for example, and lower his pride (if need be) by detailing the disgraces of his kin. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown Of redd gold shines the yate; Of twenty foure faire ladyes there, The fairest is my mate. A Book of Ballads, Volume 3\|Various Could ye no' jist tak' a walk the length o' the auld place or I redd up a wee?' The Guinea Stamp\|Annie S. Swan British Dictionary definitions for redd (1 of 2) redd¹ red Scot and Northern English dialect verb redds, redding, redd or redded (tr often foll by up) to bring order to; tidy (up) noun the act or an instance of redding Derived forms of redd redder, noun Word Origin for redd C15 redden to clear, perhaps a variant of rid British Dictionary definitions for redd (2 of 2) redd² / (rɛd) / noun a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish Word Origin for redd C17 (originally: spawn): of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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