Windies

pl n informal

the Windies the international cricket team of the West Indies

Word Origin

from the abbreviation W. Indies

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Examples from the Web for windies

Historical Examples

It's the windies I'm anxious about, for they're ower big to fill up.
Huntingtower
John Buchan
Come on then, sledge in the doors an' windies, an' if we lave a single inch of the villains together, may we be hanged like dogs!
The Tithe-Proctor
William Carleton
It'll give me a power of enjoyment seein' me chimneys go up in front of their windies.
The Skin Game (Fourth Series Plays)
John Galsworthy
He likit fresh air outside fine but never kept his windies open much unless the weather was vera propitious.
Simon
J. Storer Clouston
And he was that active and strong he could get into the house through one of the windies, just like a great monkey.
Simon
J. Storer Clouston

Windies

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for windies

Historical Examples

It's the windies I'm anxious about, for they're ower big to fill up.

Come on then, sledge in the doors an' windies, an' if we lave a single inch of the villains together, may we be hanged like dogs!

It'll give me a power of enjoyment seein' me chimneys go up in front of their windies.

He likit fresh air outside fine but never kept his windies open much unless the weather was vera propitious.

And he was that active and strong he could get into the house through one of the windies, just like a great monkey.