fuddle

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The soldiers smoke, guzzle, and get drunk; they are gentle as lambs if you only give them brandy or Moselle, but scholars, and drink, smoke, and fuddle--ah, yes, that's altogether different.

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  1. transitive verb To put into a state of confusion; befuddle. See Synonyms at confuse.
  2. transitive verb To make drunk; intoxicate.
  3. intransitive verb To drink; tipple.
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  • You can fuddle your way through shopping, considering I have the number system down now, and not appear to be a foreigner - the only thing that will give you away is your accent so just don't open your mouth except for Hej and Tak (hello and thanks). —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • PS: Canadians will know what former prime minister Pierre Trudeau meant when he said "fuddle duddle" to a group of demonstrators. —  Taipei Times
  • Like a foot-fuddle-ingly complex yet irresistibly catchy hip-hop hoedown, aka the —  Film.com Movie Blog
  • Completely shocked i burst into tears and headed back to the car, where i looked at the test only to realise i hadn't read it properly at all and had got myself in a right mucking fuddle!!!
  • As confusing as the system seems, more "mainstream" media (at least tech-sources), have managed to totally fuddle the story. —  AeroXperience
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Origin obscure; hardly another form of fuzzle, q. v.
  2. from fuddle, v.
 

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