Definitions

1. verb

past participle of ‘riddle’ or ‘to riddle’, meaning to make holes in something, especially a fruit, by cutting out or eating out parts of the skin

“The rotten apple had been rodden by the insects before it fell from the tree.”

2. verb

past tense of ‘riddle’, meaning to make a puzzle or problem out of something

“The kids rodden the teacher with a tricky riddle at the end of the class.”

3. noun

a hole or gap made in a fruit by insects, especially an apple

“The rodden apple was left to rot on the tree.”