widdy

¹ American  

[wid-ee] / ˈwɪd i /

Also widdie,

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

widdies

1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.

2. a hangman's rope; noose.

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widdy ² American  

[wid-ee] / ˈwɪd i /

noun

Dialect.

plural

widdies

1. widow.

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Etymology

Origin of widdy¹

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

Origin of widdy²

Analogous to widder, with -y ²

Example Sentences

"Aint you ashamed of yerself to rob a poor widdy, that has hard work to support herself and her childers,—you that's dressed like a gentleman, and ought to know better?"

From Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves by Alger, Horatio

"Widdy, widdy, is it?" cried the man, angrily.

From The Misfit Christmas Puddings by Consolation, Club

“If it wasn’t that I’m a poor widdy woman, I’d—I’d—” “Howld yer tongue, Mother Lynch,” whispered a lively youth of about nineteen by her side, who obviously hailed from the same country.

From The Island Queen by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

“Well, she is a widdy woman, and her name is a Mrs. Wright, and she come from Callyfoundland.”

From Her Mother's Secret by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

One of the younger men said: "You'll get that grub-stake over the eye; the widdy is dangerous to-night."

From They of the High Trails by Garland, Hamlin