Meaning of NODDLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'nâdl
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| | Definition: | | [n] (British) "use your noddle" |
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| | See Also: | | brain, head, mind, nous, psyche | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because
the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E.
knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]
1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.
Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. --L'Estrange.
2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]
For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she
hath presented her locks in front, and no hold
taken. --Bacon.
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| | Related Terms: | | bean, belfry, brain, brow, conk, crown, dome, encephalon, gray matter, head, headpiece, noggin, noodle, organ of thought, pate, poll, ridge, sconce, seat of thought, sensation, sensorium, sensory |
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