Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A hedge.
- n. The binding at the top of stakes used in making hedges. Sometimes called eddering. Wright.
- n. In Scotland, straw ropes used in thatching corn-ricks.
- To bind or make tight with edder; fasten, as the tops of hedge-stakes, by interweaving edder.
- n. An adder; a serpent.
- n. A fish like a mackerel.
Wiktionary
- n. Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together.
- v. obsolete To bind the top interweaving edder.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. An adder or serpent.
- n. obsolete Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together.
- v. obsolete To bind the top interweaving edder.
Etymologies
- Anglo-Saxon edor hedge, fence; akin to etar. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“April 19, 2010 at 3:01 pm don u expekt me tu dance, edder.”
This is as physical as I care to get. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“September 7, 2008 at 2:47 am o deer, dat nawt wurk edder. sorree ebrewun”
TIME - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“The op-edder makes several references to science fiction, including this tall tale: “No, the scientists aren't out to find life as we know it from science fiction -- people and starships and societies where Wall Street is irrelevant -- but more basic stuff in the microbial realm.””
“Perhaps the op-edder should ask Santa for a copy of “Tenbrook of Mars” 2008, a science fiction novella by Dean McLaughlin that features people and starships and societies where Wall Street is relevant.”
“April 14, 2008 at 4:45 pm now kitkay dat culd mean you edder got it or you dint.”
we’re in ur iliad stealin ur myths - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“I noe haz dem edder, but the Cheezfrens maeks eberyting ezer 2 tries.”
Not without my blankie! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“She kicks off her column by explaining how salt-of-the-earth and chip-off-the-old-block she is, lest you have any false assumptions that a longtime New York Times op-edder would be anything but the common man or woman.”
“May 16, 2008 at 2:43 pm owchie owchie edder wayz has enny happi gaz”
…and dats how birth werks. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“February 11, 2008 at 5:35 am thot I mite chyme in heeeer……….. about da voting, der seeeems to be teh corm fusion. mos ob da gud guise votes on cheeseburger on teh rite…..number 5 – ebbrybuddy laiks teh votes on teh commints teh trolls vote on teh number one an bring teh votes down………. maik unhappy cheesepeeps welcum…… ai not been posting long edder but ebbrybuddy berry frendlish……. hab fun!”
Mom? It’s comin’ after me, Mom… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“Jeg fikk en sammenhengende rekke av ulike tips og hint på veien ut til Sotra og tilbake igjen, og all den edder og galde han klarte å spy ut om alt og alle gjorde at jeg til slutt ikke klarte å si et ord.”
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