waddy

¹ American  

[wod-ee] / ˈwɒd i /

noun

plural

waddies

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

plural

waddies

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

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

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

My mind was satisfied; but, durn it, you didn't look like a waddy.

From Mavericks by Raine, William MacLeod

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

Australia is a gin, with a waddy, boomerang and kangaroo.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

Their weapons were the wooden club or waddy notched to the grasp, and spears of sticks, often crooked but well balanced, with points sharpened by tool or fire, and sometimes jagged.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various