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† ˈniddicock Obs. rare.
Also nidde-.
[Of obscure formation: perh. a fanciful alteration of nidiot.]
A fool, a ninny.
1586Hooker Hist. Irel. in Holinshed II. 94/1 They were neuer such fond niddicockes, as to offer anie man a rod to beat their owne tailes. 1654Gayton Pleas. Notes ii. vi. 61 Thou..deservedst to be stak'd..for being such a Goose, Widgeon, and Niddecock to dye for love.
So † ˈniddipol = noddypoll. Obs. rare—1.
1582Stanyhurst æneis iv. (Arb.) 98 What niddipol hare brayne Would scorne this couenaunt? |