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noddle
[ nod-l ]
noun
, Older Slang.
- the head or brain.
noddle
1/ ˈnɒdəl /
noun
- informal.the head or brains
use your noddle!
noddle
2/ ˈnɒdəl /
verb
- informal.to nod (the head), as through drowsiness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noddle1
1375–1425; late Middle English nodel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noddle1
C15: origin obscure
Origin of noddle2
C18: from nod
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Example Sentences
Five years to fit a lad, who already hath somewhat in his noddle, to do a man's work?
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"Not while I've a ha'p'orth o' brains in my noddle," replied Sedgett, drawling an imitation of his enemy's courteous tone.
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Yesterday, he wrote, in order to refresh my poor noddle, I took a walk to Canteleu.
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You, big and stout as father and mother put together, you can't find any expedient in your noddle?
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I was coming down from that big commissary tent, scout pace, when some poetry jumped into my noddle.
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