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 |
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I waddy |
you waddy |
he/she/it waddies |
we waddy |
you waddy |
they waddy |
Preterite |
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I waddied |
you waddied |
he/she/it waddied |
we waddied |
you waddied |
they waddied |
Present Continuous |
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I am waddying |
you are waddying |
he/she/it is waddying |
we are waddying |
you are waddying |
they are waddying |
Present Perfect |
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I have waddied |
you have waddied |
he/she/it has waddied |
we have waddied |
you have waddied |
they have waddied |
Past Continuous |
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I was waddying |
you were waddying |
he/she/it was waddying |
we were waddying |
you were waddying |
they were waddying |
Past Perfect |
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I had waddied |
you had waddied |
he/she/it had waddied |
we had waddied |
you had waddied |
they had waddied |
Future |
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I will waddy |
you will waddy |
he/she/it will waddy |
we will waddy |
you will waddy |
they will waddy |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would waddy |
you would waddy |
he/she/it would waddy |
we would waddy |
you would waddy |
they would waddy |
Past Conditional |
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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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