Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dialectal forms of
withy , 3. - noun A dialectal form of
widow .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
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- noun Scotland A
rope orhalter made offlexible twigs , orwithes , as ofbirch . - noun
Eye dialect spelling ofwidow .
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the reference to a "widdy" he winked at the others and looked significantly at Sam and Aunt 'Liza.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Various 1887
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Well, we were hilariously planning what Mrs. O'Shaughnessy called a "widdy" Christmas and getting supper, when a great stamping-off of snow proclaimed a newcomer.
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"widdy" Christmas and getting supper, when a great stamping-off of snow proclaimed a newcomer.
Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart
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Yeah, poor little diddy-widdy, should we feel sorry for him now?
Rihanna: It Was Chris Brown’s Manager’s Fault (Unless It Wasn’t) 2009
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While I'm not keen on the military, I am on the Constitution, and one thing it says (or said, before it was cut into iddy widdy pieces) is that it was, in part, "ordain [ed] and establish [ed]" to "provide for the common defense ..."
I'll bet there's just the slightest hint of burned flesh 2008
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Then, he put on this little display in a babyish voice to impress me with how much he loved this little kiddy widdy, and he made me promise that I would name her Muddy.
The Skinny Kitten Story (In Which I Am Both A Liar And A Kitten Thief) 2008
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Then, he put on this little display in a babyish voice to impress me with how much he loved this little kiddy widdy, and he made me promise that I would name her Muddy.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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And his widdy the giddy is wreathing her murmoirs as her gracest triput to the Grocery
Finnegans Wake 2006
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“Whereby the widdy never pressed me for rint when not convanient,” as he remarked afterwards to Pen, winking knowingly, and laying a finger on his nose.
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I, that always paid my way, before and behind, though only a poor widdy!
hernesheir commented on the word widdy
Also: (Scottish and dialect English) a rope of osiers; a hangman's noose. See Middle English withy.
February 15, 2010