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Piddle

The English word “Piddle” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A brook in Worcestershire, England.

Etymology

Unknown, but probably an Anglo-Saxon word for small watercourse, as several Piddles have been found in England. One source says it comes from Old English pidele (“marsh or fen”). The word predates the modern noun or verb piddle.

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