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Duddery vs Dudder - What's the difference?

duddery | dudder |

As nouns the difference between duddery and dudder

is that duddery is (archaic|uk) a place where rags are bought and kept for sale while dudder is (uk|dated) a peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.

As a verb dudder is

to confuse or confound with noise.

duddery

English

Noun

(dudderies)
  • (archaic, UK) A place where rags are bought and kept for sale.

    • Related terms

    * duds (Webster 1913)

    dudder

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dated) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.

    • Etymology 2

    Related to dodder.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To confuse or confound with noise.
    • (Jennings)
  • To shiver or tremble; to dodder.
  • * Ford
    • I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.
    (Webster 1913)