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redd — I. verb (redded or redd; redding) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), to clear, perhaps alteration of ridden more at rid Date: circa 1520 transitive verb chiefly dialect to set in order usually used with up or out intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
redd — redd1 /red/, v.t., redd or redded, redding. Northern and Midland U.S. 1. to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company. 2. to clear: to redd the way. Also, red. [bef. 900; appar. conflation of 2 words: ME (Scots) reden to clear, clean up ( … Universalium
redd — redd1 [red] vt., vi. redd or redded, redding [ME (North Eng & Scot) redden < OE hreddan, to free, take away: sense infl. by assoc. with OE gerædan, to put in order < ræde, prepared: see READY] [Informal or Dial.] to put in order; make (a… … English World dictionary
redd-up — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of redd up chiefly dialect : redded up : tidied … Useful english dictionary
