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waddy

/ˈwɒdi/

/ˈwɑdi/

Translations

waddynoun

waddies

/ˈwɒdi/

/ˈwɑdi/

The police officer carried a waddy for protection.

Полицейский носил дубинку для защиты.

Additional translations

Synonyms

waddyverb

waddied

Past Simple

waddied

Past Participle

waddying

Gerund

/ˈwɒdi/

/ˈwɑːdi/

Chiefly Australian; transitive.

waddynoun

A heavy wooden club used as a weapon by Indigenous Australians.

The warrior carried a waddy as he prepared for the hunt.

A stick or cudgel used as a weapon.

He picked up a waddy to defend himself against the intruder.

Western US, dialectal: a cowboy or itinerant ranch worker.

The lone waddy drifted from ranch to ranch looking for short-term work.

waddyverb

To strike or beat with a waddy.

The constable threatened to waddy the thief if he resisted.