howdie
[hou-dee, ou-; hoh-dee, oh-dee]
- a midwife.
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Also howdy.
Origin of howdie
origin uncertain
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Historical Examples
If our old servants are still with you, say howdie to them for me.
Old Times in Dixie LandCaroline E. Merrick
I ran up and down like mad for the Howdie, and at last brought her trotting along with me by the lug.
The Life of Mansie WauchDavid Macbeth Moir
So Tammy and I had to oxter her out between us, and deliver the howdie herself—safe in at her own door.
The Life of Mansie WauchDavid Macbeth Moir