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Webster 1913 Edition


Widdy

Wid′dy

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Withy
.]
A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
[Scot.]

Definition 2024


widdy

widdy

English

Noun

widdy (plural widdies)

  1. (Scotland) A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.

Etymology 2

Noun

widdy (plural widdies)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of widow.
    • 1877Gilbert & Sullivan, The Sorcerer
      I'm no saucy minx and giddy—
      Hussies such as them abound—
      But a clean and tidy widdy
      Well be-known for miles around.