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Definition of Gadder
1. n. One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
Definition of Gadder
1. Noun. One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A drilling or perforating machine or apparatus for mining and mineral exploration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gadder
1. one that gads about [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gadder
1. One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadder
| gabrielsonite gabs gaby gac gack gacked gacking gacks gad gadabouts | gadarene gadbee gadbees gadded gadder (current term) gadders gaddest gaddeth gaddi gadding | gaddingly gaddis gaddish gade gades gadflies gadfly gadge gadges |
Literary usage of Gadder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1916)
"The holes in the row next to the building were not charged, but the blast caused
the rock to crack along the line of these uncharged holes. The gadder. ..."
2. Rock Excavation: Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1904)
"The gadder.—The Ingersoll gadder is a'machine shown in Fig. 22. It is simply an
ordinary rock drill mounted upon a block which can be raised or lowered on ..."
3. Stones for Building and Decoration by George Perkins Merrill (1908)
"INGERSOL STANDARD gadder AT WORK. (4) GRINDING AND POLISHING MACHINES. In the
larger works the grinding and polishing already described is now done by steam ..."
4. Stones for Building and Decoration by George Perkins Merrill (1903)
"The diamond gadder is shown on page 409. According to the company's circular the
machine takes its name from the class of work for which it was especially ..."
5. An English-Welsh Pronouncing Dictionary: With Preliminary Observations on ...by William Spurrell by William Spurrell (1872)
"... cist nf, gadder score ; 120 pence, 10s., half a sovereign Chwi -on n, swift
turn Chwi pn, yon, ..."
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