Definition of addles:
(v) :
To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
(adj) :
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
(adj) :
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
(n) :
An unwise or intellectually impaired person.
(v) :
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
(v) :
(provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.