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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Puddled, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. puddled (1559), f. Pud(d)ill v.] Muddled. —1679 Coll. Witchcraft 96.
The devil … told yow, that you wis ane poore puddled bodie, and had … difficultie to win throw the world