wad·dy 1 (wŏd′ē) Australian n. pl. wad·dies A heavy stick, especially a war club.
tr.v. wad·died (wŏd′ēd) ,
wad·dy·ing ,
wad·dies (wŏd′ēz) To strike with a waddy.
[Dharuk wadi .]
wad·dy 2 also wad·die (wŏd′ē) n. pl. wad·dies Western US 2. A cattle rustler.
[Origin unknown .]
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waddy (ˈwɒdɪ ) n ,
pl -dies (Anthropology & Ethnology) a heavy wooden club used as a weapon by native Australians
vb ,
-dies ,
-dying or -died (Anthropology & Ethnology) (tr ) to hit with a waddy
[C19: from a native Australian language, perhaps based on English wood1 ]
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wad•dy1 (ˈwɒd i) n., pl. -dies. Australian. a wooden war club of the Australian Aborigines.
[1795–1805; < Dharuk wa-di stick]
wad•dy2 (ˈwɒd i) n., pl. -dies. Cowboy Slang. a cowboy.
[1895–1900, Amer. ; orig. uncertain]
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waddy Past participle: waddiedGerund: waddyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I waddy you waddy he/she/it waddies we waddy you waddy they waddy
Preterite I waddied you waddied he/she/it waddied we waddied you waddied they waddied
Present Continuous I am waddying you are waddying he/she/it is waddying we are waddying you are waddying they are waddying
Present Perfect I have waddied you have waddied he/she/it has waddied we have waddied you have waddied they have waddied
Past Continuous I was waddying you were waddying he/she/it was waddying we were waddying you were waddying they were waddying
Past Perfect I had waddied you had waddied he/she/it had waddied we had waddied you had waddied they had waddied
Future I will waddy you will waddy he/she/it will waddy we will waddy you will waddy they will waddy
Future Perfect I will have waddied you will have waddied he/she/it will have waddied we will have waddied you will have waddied they will have waddied
Future Continuous I will be waddying you will be waddying he/she/it will be waddying we will be waddying you will be waddying they will be waddying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been waddying you have been waddying he/she/it has been waddying we have been waddying you have been waddying they have been waddying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been waddying you will have been waddying he/she/it will have been waddying we will have been waddying you will have been waddying they will have been waddying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been waddying you had been waddying he/she/it had been waddying we had been waddying you had been waddying they had been waddying
Conditional I would waddy you would waddy he/she/it would waddy we would waddy you would waddy they would waddy
Past Conditional I would have waddied you would have waddied he/she/it would have waddied we would have waddied you would have waddied they would have waddied
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