widdy

[ wid-ee ]

/ ˈwɪd i /

noun, plural wid·dies.Chiefly Scot.

a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.

a hangman's rope; noose.

Also widdie, woody.

Origin of widdy

1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy

Words nearby widdy

wid., Widal test, widder, widdershins, widdle, widdy, wide, wide-angle, wide-angle converter, wide-angle lens, wide-area network

Definition for widdy (2 of 2)

widdy²

[ wid-ee ]

/ ˈwɪd i /

noun, plural wid·dies.Dialect.

widow.

Origin of widdy

analogous to widder, with -y²

Example sentences from the Web for widdy

The present Mrs. Thomas, who has been his wife for five-and-twenty-years, he always speaks of as “Thon widdy wumman.”
Humours of Irish Life|Various
Well, she is a widdy woman, and her name is a Mrs. Wright, and she come from Callyfoundland.
Her Mother's Secret|Emma D. E. N. Southworth
And old Angus wagged his head and said, "Canny lass, the widdy!"
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland
Faix, it's he'll be mad thin, when he finds she's taken up with the likes of the widdy Kelly!
The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope

Ef you ma'y a widdy, she got some er de foolishness knock' outen her befo' you hatter tek her in han'.'
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.)|Various

单词	widdy
释义	widdy ¹ [ wid-ee ] / ˈwɪd i / noun, plural wid·dies.Chiefly Scot. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs. a hangman's rope; noose. Also widdie, woody. Origin of widdy ¹ 1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy Words nearby widdy wid., Widal test, widder, widdershins, widdle, widdy, wide, wide-angle, wide-angle converter, wide-angle lens, wide-area network Definition for widdy (2 of 2) widdy² [ wid-ee ] / ˈwɪd i / noun, plural wid·dies.Dialect. widow. Origin of widdy ² analogous to widder, with -y² Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for widdy The present Mrs. Thomas, who has been his wife for five-and-twenty-years, he always speaks of as “Thon widdy wumman.” Humours of Irish Life\|Various Well, she is a widdy woman, and her name is a Mrs. Wright, and she come from Callyfoundland. Her Mother's Secret\|Emma D. E. N. Southworth And old Angus wagged his head and said, "Canny lass, the widdy!" They of the High Trails\|Hamlin Garland Faix, it's he'll be mad thin, when he finds she's taken up with the likes of the widdy Kelly! The Kellys and the O'Kellys\|Anthony Trollope Ef you ma'y a widdy, she got some er de foolishness knock' outen her befo' you hatter tek her in han'.' The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.)\|Various
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