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Meaning of treddle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈtɹɛdɫ/

Definitions

  1. The dung of sheep or hares.
    UK, dialectal
  2. A prostitute; strumpet.
    informal

Examples

“In the animal or soul-world (anima, psyche) beginning with the oviparous orders, or rather with the bird-class among these, the above germal speck is, as is well known, visible, being a diminutive flake, rag or shred of skin, commonly called treddle, a pellicle floating between the yolk and the white of the egg, where it has been deposited by the male parent.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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