01 v. t. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
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To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.“A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service.” — Addison.
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To twist.[Prov. Eng.]