pattle
/ˈpatl/(also pettle) Now Scottish and English regional (northern )
noun
A tool like a small spade with a long handle, used chiefly to remove earth adhering to a plough; a plough-staff.
- Recorded earliest in plough pattle..
Origin
Late Middle English. Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of paddle. Perhaps compare spattle.
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- ground dove
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- ground elder
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- groundhog
- Groundhog Day
- groundhopper
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