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redd (red)

transitive verb, intransitive verb redd or redded redd′ed, redding 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

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redd (red)

noun

the spawning area of trout or salmon

Etymology: < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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