Windies

/ ˈwɪndɪz /

plural noun

1. the Windies
   the international cricket team of the West Indies

Word History and Origins

Origin of Windies¹

from the abbreviation W. Indies

Example Sentences

The Russian says a' the west windies are terrible dangerous.

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It's the windies I'm anxious about, for they're ower big to fill up.

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He likit fresh air outside fine but never kept his windies open much unless the weather was vera propitious.

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And he was that active and strong he could get into the house through one of the windies, just like a great monkey.

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There's Tresham's house new painted, bedad, an' them flowers in the windies!

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