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PADDIES
Noun
Paddies
plural of Paddy
Noun
paddies
plural of paddy
Source: Wiktionary
PADDY
Pad"dy, a. Etym: [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Definition: Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.
Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies. Etym: [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
Definition: A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
Pad"dy, n. Etym: [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay padi.] (Bot.)
Definition: Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird. (Zoöl.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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