|hädē|dädē noun
( plural hoddy-doddies )
Etymology: probably alteration and reduplication of dodman, hodmadod
1. dialect England
a. : garden snail
b. : a snail shell
2. archaic
a. : a short and stout person
b.
(1) : a henpecked man
(2) : cuckold
c. : fool , blockhead , simpleton