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Definition of Neddy

1. n. A pet name for a donkey.

Definition of Neddy

1. Noun. A donkey or ass. ¹

2. Noun. (Australia slang) A horse, especially a racehorse. ¹

3. Noun. (Australia slang in the plural with "the") The horse races. ¹

4. Noun. (Australia colloquial slang usually plural) Horsepower. ¹

5. Noun. An idiot; a stupid or contemptible person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neddy

1. a donkey [n -DIES] - See also: donkey

Medical Definition of Neddy

1. A pet name for a donkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neddy

Literary usage of Neddy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"Poor neddy he 'listed, and went to the wars. And on his long back he got plenty of scars ... Winding-sheet neddy, 1 pity your wo. Then he knocked her about, ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1824)
"N00, neddy," continued the constable in a more winning tone, " we'd bether ... He had dilated on the danger to neddy, more to deliver himself of a boast, ..."

3. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"After neddy Budge had abandoned Bellows and his boat, he directed his steps along the shore indulging, as he walked, a melancholy vein of thought and ..."

4. Peter Parley's Annual by William Martin (1840)
"neddy Bray was the only son of his mamma, who used to carry ... In short, her worthy governor, lord, and master, was a hawking crockery-man. neddy ..."

5. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"... you'll conceal it; yet, neddy, we have seen such schemes successful when the projector is constant. I shall conclude by saying, I wish there was a war. ..."

6. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"So, early next day, to a butcher he went, Right full of glee was neddy, And three or four shillings in sheep's eyes he spent, On the wings of love flew ..."

7. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"So, early next day, to a butcher he went, Right full of glee was neddy, And three or four shillings in sheep's eyes he spent, On the wings of love flew ..."

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