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Paddy
Pronunciation : Pad"dy
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Definition : Defn: Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pad"dy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
Definition : Defn: A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
pl. Paddies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pad"dy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay padi.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird. (Zo?l.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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