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biddy-biddy

/ ˈbɪdɪˌbɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a low-growing rosaceous plant, Acaena viridior of New Zealand, having prickly burs
  2. the burs of this plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of biddy-biddy1

from Māori piri piri
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Example Sentences

Even Giant Bluff, who had moods of declaring that "what with 'Biddy-Biddy' on one side, and 'Robby-Robby' on the other, this hill ain't fit for nothin' but females to live on," would bring tidbits to our Speckle, who soon saved him the trouble by making frequent calls at the front door.

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