widdy

¹ American  

[wid-ee] / ˈwɪd i /

Also widdie,

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

widdies

1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.

2. a hangman's rope; noose.

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widdy ² American  

[wid-ee] / ˈwɪd i /

noun

Dialect.

plural

widdies

1. widow.

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Etymology

Origin of widdy¹

1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy

Origin of widdy²

Analogous to widder, with -y ²

Example Sentences

A jug o’ buthermilk was capsized ower the widdy Magee’s bran new dress, that was made for the hanging precesely, and ruinated it pretty considerably intirely.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

He would not disturb the "little widdy," but when he had left the can upon the back steps he turned away, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

From Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book by Moore, Emma G.

As I toult ye, twas about the widdy Magee.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Willum, my boy, here’s your brother’s widdy bin caught in a squall, had her sails blown to ribbons, bin throw’d on her beam-ends, and every stick torn out of her.

From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

“Well, she is a widdy woman, and her name is a Mrs. Wright, and she come from Callyfoundland.”

From Her Mother's Secret by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte