Both Uses of
meddle
in
The Merry Wives of Windsor
- You jack'nape; give-a dis letter to Sir Hugh; by gar, it is a shallenge: I will cut his troat in de Park; and I will teach a scurvy jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.†
Scene 1.4 *meddle = interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)
- You were best meddle with buck-washing.†
Scene 3.3
Definition:
interfere (in another's affairs or business)
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted