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Search phrase: addle

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.56To pay the saddler for my mistress' crupper.To pay the Sadler for my Mistris crupper:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.57The saddler had it, sir. I kept it not.The Sadler had it Sir, I kept it not.
CoriolanusCor II.i.84be entombed in an ass's pack-saddle. Yet you must bebe intomb'd in an Asses Packe-saddle; yet you must bee
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.5I prithee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put aI prethee Tom, beate Cuts Saddle, put a
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.26manhoods – to buy a saddle, and he is indited to dinnermanhoods) to buy a saddle, and hee is indited to dinner
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.121Away, Bardolph, saddle my horse! MasterAway Bardolfe, Sadle my Horse, Master
Henry VH5 IV.i.70I warrant you, that there is no tiddle-taddle or pibble-pabbleI warrant you, that there is no tiddle tadle nor pibble bable
Henry VH5 V.ii.137or by vaulting into my saddle with my armour on myor by vawting into my Saddle, with my Armour on my
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.57Jemmy, my man, saddle my bonny black.Iemmy my man, saddle my bonny blacke.
King LearKL I.iv.249Saddle my horses! Call my train together!Saddle my horses: call my Traine together.
OthelloOth II.i.247paddle with the palm of his hand? Didst not mark that?paddle with the palme of his hand? Didst not marke that?
Richard IIR2 V.ii.74Ho, who is within there? Saddle my horse.Hoa, who's within there? Saddle my horse.
Richard IIR2 V.ii.77Give me my boots, I say. Saddle my horse.Giue me my boots, I say: Saddle my horse:
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.64Saddle white Surrey for the field tomorrow.Saddle white Surrey for the Field to morrow:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.38She could have run and waddled all about.she could haue runne, & wadled all about:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.23been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling. Thoubin beaten as addle as an egge for quarreling: thou
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.49saddle and stirrups of no kindred – besides, possessedsaddle, and stirrops of no kindred: besides possest
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.50Out of their saddles into the dirt, and therebyOut of their saddles into the durt, and thereby
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.133I esteem an addle egg.I esteeme an addle egge.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.134If you love an addle egg as well as you love anIf you loue an addle egge as well as you loue an
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iv.49.1Freeze in my saddle.Freeze in my Saddle.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.14 And rein his proud head to the saddle-bow; And raine his proud head to the saddle bow,

Glossary

 12 result(s).
addleaddled, rotten, putrid
bestridestraddle, stand over with legs astride
brainedfurnished with a brain, addle-brained
brainsick, brain-sickfoolish, addle-headed
brain-sicklyfoolishly, in such an addle-headed way
crupperleather saddle-strap on a horse
girthsaddle-securing belt around the body of a horse
horsesit astride [as on a horse], straddle
paddletoy [with], play wantonly [with], fondle
pointsaddle-bow, pommel
stridebestride, sit astride, straddle
tiddle-taddle[Welsh pronunciation] tittle-tattle, idle gossip, chatter

Thesaurus

 12 result(s).
addle-brainedbrained
addledaddle
addle-headedbrainsick, brain-sick
addle-headed way, in anbrain-sickly
horse, saddle-securing belt for agirth
horse, saddle-strap on acrupper
saddle-bowpoint
saddle-securing belt for a horsegirth
saddle-strap on a horsecrupper
straddlebestride
straddlehorse
straddlestride

Themes and Topics

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Comparison
Politeness...rner - saving your manhoods - to buy a saddle mark bless the tg iv iv 18...
Welsh...irst usage in h5 or mw tiddle-taddle tittle-tattle h5 iv i 70 /...
Abbreviations

Words Families

 13 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ADDLEBASICaddle adj
BOW [shape]OBJECTsaddle-bow n
PACKOBJECTpack-saddle n
PADDLEBASICpaddle v
SADDLEBASICsaddle n, saddle v
SADDLEOBJECTsaddle-bow n, pack-saddle n
SADDLEPEOPLEsaddler n
TADDLEBASICsee TITTLE
TIDDLE-TADDLEBASICsee TITTLE
TITTLEBASICtiddle-taddle n
WADDLEBASICwaddle v

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