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Definition of Kiddle
1. n. A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish.
Definition of Kiddle
1. Noun. A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kiddle
1. a stake fence for catching fish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Kiddle
1. A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish. [Improperly spelled kittle. Origin: Cf. LL.kidellus, Armor. Kiael. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiddle
Literary usage of Kiddle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Corruption of " kiddle of ... A kiddle is a basket set in the opening of a weir
for catching fish. Perhaps the Welsh hull or ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Richard Vaughan Barnewall, John Leycester Adolphus, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1835)
"kiddle his wife, to have and to hold to James Cosh, aged nineteen years, for the
term of his natural life, at the will of the lord, according to the custom ..."
3. The Presidential Counts: A Complete Official Record of the Proceedings of (1877)
"... kiddle, Saulsbury, Sprague, end Wilkinson—18. So the amendment аз amended was
con- .... kiddle ..."
4. Key to Ghostism: Science and Art Unlock Its Mysteries by Rev Thomas Mitchell (1880)
"and which the written prayers Mr. kiddle offered for the ghosts who were still
in torment show was a phrase of his own. In these, however, it is employed in ..."
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