widdy

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[ wid-ee ]

noun,plural wid·dies.Chiefly Scot.
  1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.

  2. a hangman's rope; noose.

Origin of widdy

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1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy

Other definitions for widdy (2 of 2)

widdy2
[ wid-ee ]

noun,plural wid·dies.Dialect.

Origin of widdy

2
Analogous to widder, with -y2

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How to use widdy in a sentence

  • I'll milk it hard, an' whin 'tis dhry I'll dispose iv it to th' widdies an' orphans iv th' Sixth Ward that need household pets.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy | Finley Peter Dunne