as in canes
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
an aborigine armed with a waddy was a formidable foe
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as in cowboys
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
the waddies were preparing to start branding
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Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.
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Then, the hydrangea grows new canes while the first round is blooming.
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The move to North Main Street brought more Stockyards visitors and cowboys headed to Billy Bob’s Texas or the coliseum rodeos.
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Before Black rodeos disappeared from the local calendar, cowboys and cowgirls from around the country regularly traveled to Kansas City to compete.
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No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event.
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In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments.
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After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.
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Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.
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“Waddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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