NIDGET

Etymology

Noun

nidget (plural nidgets)

(obsolete) A fool or idiot; a coward.

Anagrams

• tinged

Source: Wiktionary


Nidg"et, n. [Written also nigget, nigeot.] Etym: [Cf. F. nigaud a boody, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.]

Definition: A fool; an idiot, a coward. [Obs.] Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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