WADDY

Etymology 1

Noun

waddy (plural waddies)

(colloquial) A cowboy.

Etymology 2

Noun

waddy (plural waddies)

(Australia) A war club used by Aboriginal Australians; a nulla nulla.

A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.

Verb

waddy (third-person singular simple present waddies, present participle waddying, simple past and past participle waddied)

(transitive) To attack or beat with an Aboriginal war club.

Anagrams

• Dawdy

Proper noun

Waddy (plural Waddys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Waddy is the 15792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1844 individuals. Waddy is most common among Black/African American (77.71%) and White (15.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Dawdy

Source: Wiktionary


Wad"dy, n.; pl. Waddies. [Written also waddie, whaddie.] [Native name. Thought by some to be a corrup. of E. wood.] [Australia]

1. An aboriginal war club.

2. A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.

Wad"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waddied; p. pr. & vb. n. Waddying.]

Definition: To attack or beat with a waddy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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