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paddy — paddy … Dictionnaire des rimes
PADDY — Même séparé de la paille, le grain de riz, ou paddy (p d 稜 en Malaisie, palay aux Philippines), reste recouvert de glumelles dures et rigides (balles) fortement encastrées les unes dans les autres et que le battage n’a pu éliminer. Pour rendre le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Paddy — may refer to: *Paddy, a masculine given name, and a common diminutive for Patrick or Pádraig *Paddy, slang (usually derogatory) term in British English for an Irish person *Paddy Whiskey, a brand of Irish whiskey manufactured by The Cork… … Wikipedia
paddy — Ⅰ. paddy [1] ► NOUN (pl. paddies) 1) a field where rice is grown. 2) rice still in the husk. ORIGIN Malay. Ⅱ. paddy [2] ► … English terms dictionary
Paddy — Pad dy, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm eaten.] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. Such pady persons. Digges (1585). The paddy persons. Motley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paddy — Pad dy, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p[=a]d[=i].] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; commonly so called in the East Indies. [1913 Webster] {Paddy bird}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paddy — (Päddy), Abkürzung von Patricius, engl. Spitzname der Irländer … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
paddy — (1) rice field, 1620s, rice plant, from Malay padi rice in the straw; meaning ground where rice is growing (1948) is a shortening of paddy field … Etymology dictionary
Paddy — Pad dy, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paddy — (spr. Päddi), 1) Abkürzung von Patrik; [551] Spitzname der Irländer in England u. Nordamerika; 2) in Indien der Reiß in den Hülsen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
