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Webster 1913 Edition


Cuddle

Cud′dle

(kŭd′d’l)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cuddled
(-d’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Cuddling
(-dlĭng)
.]
[Prob. for
couthle
, fr.
couth
known; cf. OE.
kuþþen
to cuddle, or
cuðlechen
to make friends with. See
Couth
,
Uncouth
,
Can
.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
She
cuddles
low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.
Prior.

Cud′dle

,
Verb.
T.
To embrace closely; to fondle.
Forby.

Cud′dle

,
Noun.
A close embrace.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cuddle

CUDDLE

,
Verb.
I.
To retire from sight; to lie close or snug; to squat.