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neddy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɛdi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ned′ē)

Inflections of 'neddy' (n): npl: neddies

ned•dy (ned′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies.

British Terms, Informal Termsdonkey.
British Terms[Australian Slang.]a horse.

1780–90; apparently generic use of personal name Neddy; see Ned, -y²

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neddy /ˈnɛdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)

a child's word for a donkey

Etymology: 18th Century: from Ned, pet form of Edward

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