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: waddied
Gerund: waddying
| 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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