as in cane
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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or waddie
as in cowboy
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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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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The aim is the same the world over, but this rodeo is in Australia, where cattle stations dwarf even those in the United States, creating a familiar yet distinct cowboy culture.
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Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding.
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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“Waddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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