Nidget
Pronunciation : Nidg"et, n. [Written also nigget
Part of Speech : nigeot.]
Etymology : [Cf. F. nigaud a boody, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.]
Definition : Defn: A fool; an idiot, a coward. [Obs.] Camden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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