Chielly dial. [Cf. WADDLE v., and dial. quaddle in similar sense.] intr. ‘To walk with a feeble, uncertain gait’ (E. D. D.). So Twaddle-toed a.
1823. in Spirit Pub. Jrnls., 43. The unfortunate gentleman had walked, or rather twaddled to the office in a pair of loose slippers.
1907. Daily News, 20 March, 6. Greenfinches … have an unmistakable twaddle-toed walk that … makes them look like parrots.
