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howdie
[ hou-dee, ou-; hoh-dee, oh-dee ]
noun
, Scot. and North England Slang.
- a midwife.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of howdie1
Origin uncertain
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Example Sentences
If our old servants are still with you, say howdie to them for me.
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I ran up and down like mad for the Howdie, and at last brought her trotting along with me by the lug.
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So Tammy and I had to oxter her out between us, and deliver the howdie herself—safe in at her own door.
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