widdy

noun, plural wid·dies. Chiefly Scot.

a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.

a hangman's rope; noose.

Also, wid·die, woody.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy

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noun, plural wid·dies. Dialect.

Origin:
analogous to widder, with -y²

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