daddle

Etymology 1

Probably dade + -le. Compare English doddle.

verb

  1. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To walk unsteadily; totter; dawdle
    I had to wait an hour at the station for the coming of his train. It was passed pleasantly in reading, ' The Victory Won,' an interesting narrative of the salvation of a sceptical physician. When uncle arrived, he and I daddled along a pretty narrow lane. 1869, Thomas Collins, The life of the rev. Thos. Collins
  2. To diddle (cheat)

Etymology 2

noun

  1. (slang, obsolete) The hand or fist; used in the phrase "tip us your daddle" meaning "give me your hand".

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