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n. One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Adder. ] (Zoöl.) An adder or serpent. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar. ] Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Adder. ] (Zool.) An adder. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its drying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. √64. See Tether. ] Same as Tether. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Teddered p. pr. & vb. n. Teddering. ] Same as Tether. [ 1913 Webster ]