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Definition of Duddery
1. n. A place where rags are bought and kept for sale.
Definition of Duddery
1. Noun. (archaic UK) A place where rags are bought and kept for sale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Duddery
1. rags collectively [n DUDDERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duddery
Literary usage of Duddery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1853)
"... and always retained its ancient appellation of the duddery, which is mentioned
in connection with a house of lepers called the” Fratres de ..."
2. The Romance of Commerce by Harry Gordon Selfridge (1918)
"(The word ' duddery' is derived from the old word dudde signifying ... In this
duddery, as I have been inform'd, there have been sold £100000 worth of ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"Within the duddery, on Sundays, was erected a temporary pulpit, and the minister
of the neighbouring church held forth to the assemblage—not the rough ..."
4. Selected Readings in Economics by Charles Jesse Bullock (1907)
"In the duddery I saw one Warehouse, or Booth, consisting of six Apartments, all
belonging to a Dealer in Norwich Stuffs only, who, they said, ..."
5. A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain: Divided Into Circuits Or by Daniel Defoe (1762)
"... called the duddery ; but whence fo called I could not learn. The Area of this
Square is from So to 100 Yards, where the Dealers have room before every ..."
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