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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