Fodgeting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fidget \Fidg"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fidgeted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Fodgeting}.] [From {Fidge}; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to
     flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS.
     befician to deceive. Cf. {Fickle}.]
     To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly,
     or by fits and starts. --Moore.


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