2. Noun. (plural of beardie) ¹
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Definition of Beardies
1. beardie [n] - See also: beardie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beardies
Literary usage of Beardies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"His followers were known in Aas- tralia as ' beardies.' He had many followers in
America, which he visited four times. After rambling as before in many ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1864)
"... (from wearing the hair uncut and unshaven) as “beardies.” They were zealous
and incessant street-preachers of an incoherent and unintelligible doctrine; ..."
3. William Allingham: A Diary by William Allingham (1907)
"... and trying to catch little fishes, which they call ' beardies.' In the other
half of the house I found a girl of nineteen ..."
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