biddy-biddy

British

/ ˈbɪdɪˌbɪdɪ /

noun

a low-growing rosaceous plant, Acaena viridior of New Zealand, having prickly burs
the burs of this plant

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Etymology

Origin of biddy-biddy

from Māori piri piri

Example Sentences

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Even Giant Bluff, who had moods of declaring that "what with 'Biddy-Biddy' on one side, and 'Robby-Robby' on the other, this hill ain't fit for nothin' but females to live on," would bring tidbits to our Speckle, who soon saved him the trouble by making frequent calls at the front door.

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