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piddle
verb- to urinate UK, 1796
- I widdle when I piddle / Cos my middle is a riddle. — Ian Dury, Spasticus (Autisticus), 1981
- to rain UK, 1887
- to steal something US
- He was supposed to have piddled some funds, that’s what they say. — Norman Mailer, Advertisements for Myself, p. 178, 1952
- in bar dice games, to roll the dice to determine who will go first in the game US
- — Jester Smith, Games They Play in San Francisco, p. 104, 1971
- in tiddlywinks, to make a minute change in a pile US
- — Verbatim, p. 526, December 1977
- to build something with matchsticks US
- The inmate, known on death row for his “piddling” ability–a phrase that refers to crafting items out of matchsticks–gave his handicrafts and remaining supplies to fellow inmates. — Houston Chronicle, p. 33A, 23 March 1989
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