Definition of wedeln
: a style of skiing in which a skier rhythmically swings the rear of the skis from side to side while following the fall line
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Origin and Etymology of wedeln
German, from wedeln, literally, to fan, wag the tail, from Wedel fan, tail, from Old High German wadal; akin to Old Norse vēli bird's tail
First Known Use: circa 1957
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