attle

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attle

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Dialectal (Cornish) variation of addle.

noun

Dirt; filth.
Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock inholding little or no ore; especially, the worthless rock left over once the ore has been selected.

Similar: overburden

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"attle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/attle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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attle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/attle

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"attle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/attle.

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@misc{attle_2026,
  title = {attle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}