What is to thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser called?
addle — To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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