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redd

or red

[ red ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Northern and Midland U.S.

redd or redded, redding.

to put in order; tidy:
to redd a room for company.
to clear:
to redd the way.

redd

[ red ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.

redd

/ ��ɛ�� /

verb

troften foll byup to bring order to; tidy (up)

noun

the act or an instance of redding

redd

/ ��ɛ�� /

noun

a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish

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Derived Forms

ˈ��, noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of redd¹

before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English ( Scots ) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English ��ǣ�岹�� to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready ); and Middle English ( Scots ) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda, German retten )

Origin of redd²

First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of redd¹

C15 redden to clear, perhaps a variant of rid

Origin of redd²

C17 (originally: spawn): of obscure origin

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His song Thick Of It, which features Trippie Redd, was nominated for song of the year - despite being something he was "clowned for".

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“Redd Foxx would frequent there quite a bit and we have a big picture — well, had a picture — of him on the wall. Richard Pryor, too. They would leave the club and come to the shop.”

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But in an entirely relatable twist, Redd doesn’t want him either.

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