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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
1. See cowboy.
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

Imperative
waddy
waddy
Present
I waddy
you waddy
he/she/it waddies
we waddy
you waddy
they waddy
Preterite
I waddied
you waddied
he/she/it waddied
we waddied
you waddied
they waddied
Present Continuous
I am waddying
you are waddying
he/she/it is waddying
we are waddying
you are waddying
they are waddying
Present Perfect
I have waddied
you have waddied
he/she/it has waddied
we have waddied
you have waddied
they have waddied
Past Continuous
I was waddying
you were waddying
he/she/it was waddying
we were waddying
you were waddying
they were waddying
Past Perfect
I had waddied
you had waddied
he/she/it had waddied
we had waddied
you had waddied
they had waddied
Future
I will waddy
you will waddy
he/she/it will waddy
we will waddy
you will waddy
they will waddy
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would waddy
you would waddy
he/she/it would waddy
we would waddy
you would waddy
they would waddy
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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