All 5 Uses of
meddle
in
The Mill on the Floss
- "Well, I think it's best as it is; if you meddled with it, sister, you might repent."†
Chpt 1.9 *
- "Dorlcote Mill's been in our family a hundred year and better, and nobody ever heard of a Pivart meddling with the river, till this fellow came and bought Bincome's farm out of hand, before anybody else could so much as say 'snap.'†
Chpt 2.2
- We've no call to meddle with your uncle and aunt Moss, Tom, if you think your father 'ud be angry when he gets well."†
Chpt 3.3
- What are you meddling with my deeds for?†
Chpt 3.4
- Uncle Pullet, after silent meditation for a period of several lozenges, came distinctly to the conclusion, that when a young man was likely to do well, it was better not to meddle with him.†
Chpt 5.2
Definition:
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(meddle) interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)