dade

Dade, v. t. Etym: [Of. uncertain origin. Cf. Dandle, Daddle.] Defn: To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. [Obs.] Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to and fro. Drayton. Dade, v. i. Defn: To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly. [Obs.] No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip. Drayton.

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