waddy
1a heavy wooden war club used by Australian Aboriginal peoples.
to beat or strike with a waddy.
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Cowboy Slang, Western U.S.. a cowboy.
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How to use waddy in a sentence
I carried a long stick, much longer than a waddy; perhaps it was a yam-stick—I cannot remember.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontThe New Zealander throws his pattoo-pattoo, and the Australian throws the dowak and the waddy, as well as his boomerang.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-RiversThe waddy also abominates the male Bent, for which, if her other sins do not weigh too heavily, she will eventually go to Heaven.'
Under the Deodars | Rudyard KiplingI reckon you wont have a chance to get out in a hurry, waddy.
The Outdoor Chums on the Lake | Quincy AllenAfter two days, during which his weakness greatly increased, he arrived at the waddy Mallaha.
British Dictionary definitions for waddy
/ (ˈwɒdɪ) /
a heavy wooden club used as a weapon by native Australians
(tr) to hit with a waddy
Origin of waddy
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