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adder

ad·der

US/ˈædɚ/ rare informal obsolete uk us

noun

1.

a person who adds numbers

2.

a machine that adds numbers

3.

Origin

From Middle English nadder, addere, rebracketing of “a naddere” as “an addere”, from Old English nǣdre (“snake”), from Proto-West Germanic *nadrā, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ, from pre-Germanic *néh₁treh₂, variant of Proto-Indo-European *n̥h₁trih₂, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”). See also West Frisian njirre, Dutch adder, German Natter, Otter; also Welsh neidr, Latin natrīx (“watersnake”), Dutch naaien.

Phrases

  • adder bead
  • adder fish
  • adder fly
  • adder mouth
  • adder stone
  • butterfly adder
  • carry-lookahead adder
  • carry-save adder
  • carry-skip adder
  • common death adder
  • deaf adder
  • full adder

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