tidbit

[Eng. tid, and bit.] A dainty, a tit bit (q. v.). "The talk about the lost tidbits ."-Scribner's Magazine , Aug., 1877, p. 483. *tidde, pret . of v. [TIDE, υ.] *tid-dle, *tid-der, v . t . & i . [English tid ; freq. suff. -le , -er.] A. Trans.: To use or treat with tenderne ; to fondle. B. In trans.: To trifle, to potter. "You could tiddle about them."-Richardson: Clari a, 1. 322. *tid-dỹ, subst . [Etym. doubtful.] The four of trumps at the game of gleek.