Meaning of PADDY
| Pronunciation: | | 'padee, 'padee
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- [n] rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
- [n] ethnic slur; a person of Irish descent
- [n] an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
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PADDY is a 5 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | Mick, Mickey, paddy field, rice paddy |
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| | See Also: | | field, Irishman, rice | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. ``Such pady persons.'' --Digges
(1585). ``The paddy persons.'' --Motley.
\Pad"dy\, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick,
the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
\Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
p[=a]d[=i].] (Bot.)
Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
{Paddy bird}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bluebottle, bobby, bull, clearing, constable, copper, corn field, cultivated land, field, fit, fit of temper, flatfoot, gendarme, hayfield, officer, parcel of land, patch, peeler, piece of land, plat, plot, rage, rice paddy, tantrum, tract, wax, wheat field |
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