waddy C2 Topic:Culture & History US /ˈwɒdi/ UK /ˈwɒdi/ See IPA manual Freq #64413 Meanings 1 noun an Australian Aboriginal hardwood club used traditionally for hunting or fighting The museum catalog identifies the carved object as a waddy. 2 verb to strike with a waddy The historical account says the hunter threatened to waddy the animal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an australian aboriginal... nulla-nullaclub 2 verb · to strike with a waddy clubstrike Word family Forms waddies Derived forms waddywood Etymology Borrowed from Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”). Topics Culture & History External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # waddy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈwɒdi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɒdi/ **Frequency rank:** 64413 ## Meanings 1. an Australian Aboriginal hardwood club used traditionally for hunting or fighting 2. to strike with a waddy ## Examples - The museum catalog identifies the carved object as a waddy. - The historical account says the hunter threatened to waddy the animal. ## Synonyms - nulla-nulla - club - strike ## Derived Forms - waddywood ## Etymology Borrowed from Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”). ## Topics - Culture & History markdown