WADDY


Meaning of WADDY in English

I. ˈwä-dē noun

( plural waddies )

Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) wadi stick, wooden weapon

Date: circa 1790

Australian : club 1a

II. transitive verb

( wad·died ; wad·dy·ing )

Date: 1830

Australian : to attack or beat with a waddy

III. noun

or wad·die ˈwä-dē

( plural waddies )

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1897

West : cowboy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.