waddy

¹ American  

[wod-ee] / ˈwɒd i /

noun

waddies plural

1. a heavy wooden war club used by Australian Aboriginal peoples.

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verb (used with object)

waddied, waddying

1. to beat or strike with a waddy.

waddy ² American  

[wod-ee] / ˈwɒd i /

Or waddie

noun

waddies plural

1. Cowboy Slang, Western U.S.. a cowboy.

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waddy British  

/ ˈwɒdɪ /

noun

1. a heavy wooden club used as a weapon by native Australians

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verb

1. (tr) to hit with a waddy

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• waddies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of waddy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805, waddy is from the Dharuk word wa-di “stick”

Origin of waddy²

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

waddy waddies

Peter Ustinov, playing an unmarried remittance man who has to beat the girls off with a waddy, makes a comical old dag.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had rescued the captured waddy from the hands of the incensed ranchers and brought him straight to Live-Oaks.

From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod

These weapons on account of their great weight are used only at close quarters, and are never thrown like the waddy of New South Wales.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

A Bar Cross waddy, he was—brandin’ a calf.”

From Stepsons of Light by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

The waddy was a short piece of wood, reduced and notched towards the grasp, and slightly rounded at the point.

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John

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

The greater number, however, had left their spears and waddies behind them, so that they were not likely for the present to attempt further mischief.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Probably they were not aware of the smallness of our number, or they might have made a rush at our camp, and knocked us all over with their waddies.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Numerous old native camps surrounded the water, and many weapons, spears, waddies, and coolimans were lying about.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

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 Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)