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biddies

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bid·dy

1[bid-ee]
noun, plural -dies. Chiefly New England, South Midland, and Southern U.S.
1.
a chicken.
2.
a newly hatched chick.

Origin:
1595–1605; compare British dialect biddy (< ?) with same sense, usually as a call to chickens

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Biddies is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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bid·dy

2[bid-ee]
noun, plural -dies.
1.
a fussbudget, especially a fussy old woman.
2.
a female domestic servant, especially a cleaning woman.

Origin:
1700–10; special use of Biddy, by-form of bridget
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biddy
"old woman," 1785; meaning "Irish maid-servant" (1861) is Amer.Eng.; both from Biddy, pet form of common Irish proper name Bridget.
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