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English word origin

Etymology of waddy

Unknown.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A cowboy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To strike or beat with a waddy.

noun

A club or heavy stick used by Aboriginal Australians for fighting and hunting; a nulla-nulla. · A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”).

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