An addling is the causing of fertilized eggs to lose viability by killing the developing embryo without breaking the shell.
Addle is a verb.
An addle pate is a foolish or silly person.
An addle-brain is a foolish or dull-witted person.
"Will you go to that person and addle him?" "Stop addling me" "He addled him in to total confusion" I didn't realise how being in love would totally addle my brain.
addle
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a spoil-sport. You didn't want to be called addle-pot.
abstract , addle , agitate , amuse
very carefully
addle, saddle, battle, cattle, rattle, tattle,
Because the man used drugs, his brain was addled and was unable to think clearly.
Rattle I don't consider Rattle to be a true rhyme: Addle, Paddle, Straddle and Skedaddle are more suitable.
Addlepated as an adjective means stupid or confused. Synonyms: muddleheaded; pudding-headed; addlebrained