waddy
noun
a heavy wooden war club used by Australian Aboriginal peoples.
waddies
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pluralof waddy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now I could refer to your editors as "bowlegged waddies," "brocklefaced bozos," "drugstore caballeros" or "maverick-roping rustlers," and perhaps accomplish nothing but a feeling of resentment on their part.
From Time Magazine Archive
At first they seemed inclined for mischief, making all manner of gestures and shaking their boomerangs, waddies, etc.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
I dismounted and walked up within five yards of them, when I stopped short from a mutual disinclination for too close quarters, as they were armed with spears and waddies.
From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Ludwig Leichhardt
They also saw a lot of shields, spears, waddies, etc., which the natives had deposited under a bush.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
The men arm themselves with small boodthuls, or miniature waddies, then stand a few feet behind the bush, which varies from five to eight feet or so in height at competitions.
From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
