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widdy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wid′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wid•dy1  (wid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. [Chiefly Scot.]
  1. Scottish Termsa band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.
  2. Scottish Termsa hangman's rope;
    noose.
Also, wid′die, woody. 
  • late Middle English (north), variant of withy 1400–50

wid•dy2  (wid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. [Dial.]
  1. Slang Termswidow.
  • analogous to widder, with -y2

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