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Quidded vs Quiddled - What's the difference?

quidded | quiddled |

As verbs the difference between quidded and quiddled

is that quidded is (quid) while quiddled is (quiddle).

quidded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (quid)

    • quid

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The inherent nature of something.
  • (US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).

    • Etymology 2

    Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (historical) A sovereign or guinea.
  • (British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
    • Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
  • (Australia, colloquial) pound
  • (Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
  • (Ireland, colloquial) euro
  • (United States, colloquial) dollar
    • Synonyms
    * (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sov
    Derived terms
    * quids in

    Etymology 3

    Variant of (cud).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of chewing tobacco.
  • *
  • (US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tobacco

    • Verb

    (quidd)
  • To chew tobacco
  • * 1902 , John Masefield,
    • Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played
  • (of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing

    • See also

    * bob * buck * dime * nickel * quarter * Quidditch * trey * zac ----

    quiddled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (quiddle)

    • quiddle

    English

    Verb

    (quiddl)
  • (rare) To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
    • He couldn't stop quiddling about the weather.
  • (rare) To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.

    • References

    1883