widdy

W4I1D2D2Y4

noun

A rope or halter made of flexible twigs or withes or such

Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

widdy1

nounwiddy (plural widdies)

plural widdies

  1. ScotlandobsoleteA rope or halter made of flexible twigs or withes or such

widdy2

nounwiddy (plural widdies)

plural widdies

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of widow.

    I'm no saucy minx and giddy— Hussies such as them abound— But a clean and tidy widdy Well be-known for miles around.

    1877, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Sorcerer

Origin

Compare withy.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

widdy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widdy

MLA

“widdy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widdy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “widdy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widdy.

Source: widdy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.