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Addling

Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled; p. pr. & vb. n. Addling.] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. ``Their eggs were addled.''
--Cowper.

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addling

n. Causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell. vb. (present participle of addle English)

Usage examples of "addling".

Was she wearing some sort of perfume, perhaps, that was addling my mind?

I can see that working for Sir Gerard Schuyler isn't addling your brain.

For a week has the fellow been spending money like water, addling the brains of half Grenoble with the best wine at the Auberge de France, yet not a single recruit has come in, so far.

Who could say what was in that drink, what consequences might flow from addling her brain with it?