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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ted \Ted\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tedded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tedding}.] [Prob. fr. Icel. te?ja to spread manure, fr. ta?
manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. [root]58. Cf.
{Teathe}.]
To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as
new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle.
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The smell of grain or tedded grass. --Milton.
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The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field.
--Coleridge.
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