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Definition of Meddled
1. meddle [v] - See also: meddle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meddled
Literary usage of Meddled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"He thus became a most interesting practical lecturer, and meddled little with
theory. In 1793 he was selected to lecture on anatomy at the College of ..."
2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... that when their consultations endeavoured to lessen the office and dignity of
a king, they meddled with that which is not within their determination, ..."
3. History of English Poetry from the Twelfth to the Close of the Sixteenth Century by Thomas Warton, William Carew Hazlitt, Richard Price (1871)
"They brought with them the legends of their continental homes; and the one weird
poem which has come to us from them whole, though much meddled with by ..."
4. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1825)
"Nevertheless, thinking her to be a pious woman, he had visited her once and
desired her prayers, and written to her, advising her to beware how she meddled ..."
5. A Treatise on Criminal Law by Francis Wharton, William Draper Lewis (1896)
"left in a place frequented by children, who ignorantly meddled with it, and
thereby produce damage ;' or if it were left in such a disguised state that a ..."
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