biddy

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Hens do not seem to have much knowledge of arithmetic, and biddy was apparently unconscious of any difference between twelve and five-and-twenty A loud and prolonged "Cock-a-doodle-do-o-o-o" now attracted Oscar to the hen-yard near by, behind the barn, where the rest of Clinton's poultry were confined.

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  1. noun A hen; a fowl.
  2. noun Slang A woman, especially a garrulous old one.

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  • Maybe the old biddy was out of town, but Diane doubted it, because Phyllis Shank never seemed to venture beyond her own mailbox. —  EQMM,May2008
  • Grace hated to sound like an old biddy, but having this kind of music plugged directly into the brain all day could not be good for a person. —  Just One Look
  • We kept our chicks in a box with a light bulb on them so they would think it was their mama and newspapers in the bottom for their biddy business. —  The Troy Messenger
  • Many should also find some amusement in the British houseguest who breastfeeds her 25-year-old son and likes to offer up her "biddy" to anyone who might require it. —  The Trades
  • A nasty old biddy is spreading malicious gossip about her, nobody is shopping at her store, and Luke has just been hauled off to the jail for breaking a church window.
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Origin unknown.
  2. Nickname for Bridget.

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  1. English dial. and U. S., perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. chickabiddy.
 

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