ted

tr.v. Chiefly New England, ted·ded, ted·ding, teds.
To strew or spread (newly mown grass, for example) for drying.

[Middle English tedden.]

REGIONAL NOTE   In 15th-century England the verb ted meant to spread newly cut hay to facilitate its drying. In the mid-19th century an American inventor produced a machine to ted the hay automatically and called it a tedder. Since modern English is inclined to make verbs out of nouns meaning implements or machines, the noun tedder became a verb with the same meaning as the original word ted. Tedder, a New England verb, also turns up in those parts of the Midwest that received settlers from New England.

(ted)

verb tr.
To spread or strew for drying (newly mown grass, for example).

Etymology
From Middle English tedde, from Old Norse tethja (to manure).

Usage
"During the course of a year, a wedding and a funeral take place, along with events such as the cutting and tedding of hay and the livestock auction on Monaghan Day." — Jim Coan, By the Lake, Library Journal (New York), Apr 1, 2002.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Brit) a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
  Synonym: Teddy boy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede, vejre

n. - Edward, Theodore

Nederlands (Dutch)
Ted (nozem)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Agric) faneuse

n. - Ted, blouson noir

Deutsch (German)
v. - zum Trocknen ausbreiten

n. - Teddy-Boy

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναδεύω ή απλώνω για ξήρανση, ξεραίνω
abbr. - τεντιμπόης

Italiano (Italian)
rivoltare, Teddy

Português (Portuguese)
v. - virar e espalhar o feno para secar
abbr. - teodore

Русский (Russian)
ворошить сено, раскидывать, разбрасывать, растрачивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - henificar, henear, esparcir o dar la vuelta la yerba segada

n. - abrev. de Theodore y Edward

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - breda ut (gräs eller hö för torkning)
abbr. - kortform för Edmund Edward Theodore

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
德国兵

翻晒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 德國兵

v. tr. - 翻曬

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (풀을) 널어 말리다

n. - 남자 이름, 영국의 반항적인 청소년

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 広げて干す
n. - 男子名

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نشر ألتبن لتجفيفه, ينشر (اختصار) شاب من جماعه طائشه في انكلترا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיזר (חציר לשם ייבושו)‬
n. - ‮צעיר בשנות ה-05 בבריטניה שנהג להתלבש במעיל ארוך ובמכנסי צינור‬

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