[hud.dle] vb hud.dled ; hud.dling [prob. fr. or akin to ME hoderen to huddle] vt (1579) 1 Brit: to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
2. a: to crowd together b: to draw (oneself) together: crouch
3: to wrap closely in (as clothes) ~ vi 1 a: to gather in a close-packed group b: to curl up: crouch
2. a: to hold a consultation b: to gather in a huddle in football -- hud.dler n
[2]huddle n (1586) 1: a close-packed group: bunch "~s of children" "a ~ of cottages"
2. a: meeting, conference "secret ~s were held by five leading Republicans --Newsweek" b: a brief gathering of football players away from the line of scrimmage to receive instructions (as from the quarterback) for the next down