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waddie

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wad⋅dy

2[wod-ee]
–noun, plural -dies.
Cowboy Slang, Western U.S.. a cowboy.
Also, waddie.


Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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wad·die   (wŏd'ē)   
n.   Western U.S.
Variant of waddy2.
wad·dy 2 also wad·die   (wŏd'ē)   
n.   pl. wad·dies Western U.S.
  1. See cowboy.

  2. A cattle rustler.


[Origin unknown.]
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