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Definition of Howdy
1. Noun. An expression of greeting. "Every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
Definition of Howdy
1. n. A midwife.
Definition of Howdy
1. Interjection. An informal greeting. ¹
2. Noun. (Scotland) A wife, a midwife. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Howdy
1. to greet with the words "how do you do" [v -DIED, -DYING, -DIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Howdy
Literary usage of Howdy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1913)
""howdy, HONEY, howdy!" Comin' f'om de gal you loves bet- tah den yo' ... honey,
howdy, won't you wide awake is Lou, he winned hjs fight wid sjn " howdy, ..."
2. Kings of the Platform and Pulpit by Melville De Lancey Landon (1893)
"Say good-bye er howdy-do— What's the odds betwixt the two? ... Here's my song,
and there's your sigh: howdy-do, and then, good-bye I Say good-bye er ..."
3. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"I came up to your bedroom there twice while you were sick, just to say ' howdy,'
and you kept your eyes shut, and all the while a blind horse could have ..."
4. Riley Songs of Friendship by James Whitcomb Riley (1915)
"GOOD-BY ER howdy-DO SAY good-by er howdy-do— What's the odds betwixt the ...
in solid gold Slips their grip while greetin' you.—• Say good-by er howdy-do! ..."
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