duddy

or dud·die

[duhd-ee]

adjective Scot.

ragged; tattered.

Origin of duddy

First recorded in 1715–25; dud(s) + -y¹

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Not until he was well past Eldorado did he overtake Duddy and Fuddy and the trap.
The Little Lady of the Big House
Jack London