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redd¹ Definition

redd (red)

transitive verb, intransitive verb redd or redded, redd·ing

Informal, Dialectal to put in order; make (a place) tidy: usually with up

Etymology: 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

redd² Definition

redd (red)

noun

the spawning area of trout or salmon

Etymology: < ?

redd Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spawn: If you can, please take the time in autumn to observe the salmon run to their spawning redds.
  • excavate: Like all salmonids, grayling spawn on clean gravel, excavating a small redd in the gravel in which their eggs are laid.

Noun used with modifier

  • trout: We were shown a sea trout redd or scrape in the gravel stream bed.

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