to guddle

  • 1guddle — 1) to catch fish by groping with the hands under the banks or stones of a stream (Scottish) 2) to catch minnows or trout by means of a slip knot on horsehair (Shetland Isles dialect) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 2guddle — /gud l/, v., guddled, guddling, n. Scot. v.t. 1. to catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank. v.i. 2. to grope for fish under stones, along a riverbank, etc. n. 3. Informal. a muddled affair; mix up; confusion.… …

    Universalium

  • 3guddle — verb To catch fish with the hands, especially by groping under stones or at the banks of a stream …

    Wiktionary

  • 4guddle — Mawdesley Glossary to catch trout with the hands, to tickle trout …

    English dialects glossary

  • 5guddle — v. fish with barehanded; grope for fish under rocks n. (Informal) untidy place, mess; state of confusion, difficult situation …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6Guddle — play messily babies …

    Scottish slang

  • 7guddle — verb Scottish fish with the hands by groping under the stones or banks of a stream. Derivatives guddler noun Origin C17: of unknown origin …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 8guddle — gud·dle …

    English syllables

  • 9guddle — ˈgədəl verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably of imitative origin transitive verb : to catch (fish) with the hands by groping (as under banks or stones) intransitive verb 1. : to grope for fish in their lurking places …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 10gowp — guddle (1) (Scottish dialect) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology