v. t. To deprive of the rudder, as a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To shiver or tremble; to dodder. [ 1913 Webster ]

I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder. ] To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Duds. ] A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A place where rags are bought and kept for sale. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Fodder, a weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a racehorse that exhibits a better than usual performance when the racetrack is wet or muddy. [ PJC ]

2. An athlete who performs better than his/her average under muddy conditions. [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puddered p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering. ] [ Cf. Pother. ] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puddering in the designs or doings of others. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. “All in a pudder.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A riddle or sieve. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. rother, AS. rōðer a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. √ 8. See Row to propel with an oar, and cf. Rother. ] 1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. [ 1913 Webster ]

For rhyme the rudder is of verses. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Balance rudder (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. --
Drop rudder (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. --
Rudder chain (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken. --
Rudder coat (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole. --
Rudder fish. (Zool.) (a) The pilot fish. (b) The amber fish (Seriola zonata), which is bluish having six broad black bands. (c) A plain greenish black American fish (Leirus perciformis); -- called also black rudder fish, logfish, and barrel fish. The name is also applied to other fishes which follow vessels. --
Rudder pendants (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder chains. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a rudder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Shuddered p. pr. & vb. n. Shuddering. ] [ OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, schütteln to shake, schütten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake. ] To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. “With shuddering horror pale.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a shuddering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

King Henry the Eighth erected a noble studdery. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. uddir, AS. ūder; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. ūtar, ūtiro, Icel. jūgr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. ūdhar. √216. Cf. Exuberant.] 1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. [1913 Webster]

A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Yon Juno of majestic size,
With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. Pope. [1913 Webster]

a. Having an udder or udders. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Destitute or deprived of an udder. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as, udderless lambs. [ Poetic ] Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]