waddying
present participle of waddy
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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
