Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Decomposition of an egg.
- noun Muddling of the wits.
- noun The act of earning by labor.
- noun plural That which is earned; earnings. Also written
adlings .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Causing
fertilised eggs to loseviability , bykilling the developingembryo within throughshaking ,piercing ,freezing oroiling , without breaking the shell. - verb Present participle of
addle .
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Examples
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In April, volunteers also identified nests and coated recently laid eggs with oil, a process called addling that halts the egg's development.
Battery Shots 2010
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The population, which numbered 4,000 a decade ago, has been reduced to fewer than 500 by "addling" the birds 'eggs so they will not hatch and by killing some.
Blog updates 2009
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After noting that marketers make appeals to nostalgia, he tries to show its addling effects by citing an American woman he knows who grew up in Paris and who loves Mars bars—the ones from France.
The Amygdala As Sales Tool Eric Felten 2011
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I think he probably uses rubber cement to do his hair ... it's the fumes addling his neocon brain.
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The City may also limit growth of the resident geese population through egg-addling or nest destruction.
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Volunteer for egg addling or other humane wildlife control programs for Canada geese or other species targeted for killing by government officials.
Wayne Pacelle: 55 Actions for Animals Wayne Pacelle 2010
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There are humane population control techniques, such as egg addling, that are known as effective in controlling and ultimately reducing goose population numbers.
Wayne Pacelle: Gaggle of Problems with New York Plans to Kill Canada Geese 2010
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For the first time in my life, instead of a loss addling me for an eternity, it was moving me to take a positive action and move forward.
Why I Write 2008
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Volunteer for egg addling or other humane wildlife control programs for Canada geese or other species targeted for killing by government officials.
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Volunteer for egg addling or other humane wildlife control programs for Canada geese or other species targeted for killing by government officials.
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