gadder

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who gads or gads about; (now especially) one who goes to many social events or travels to many places for pleasure; a gadabout.


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Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From gad + -er


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A machine designed to drill a straight line of holes in rock, used in the process of breaking up and removing rock from its bed.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in The Manufacturer and Builder. From gad + -er




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