widdy noun¹. ['wɪdi] Chiefly Scot. Also widdie, woodie ['wʊdi], & other vars. LME.
[Scot. & north. var. of WITHY noun.]
1. A band or rope, spec. one made of intertwined osiers. LME.

2. The hangman's rope. Also [perh. by erron. association with WOOD noun¹], the gallows. LME.
cheat the widdy escape hanging.

3. A certain quantity of iron (perh. orig. a bundle bound with a 'widdy'). L15-E17.

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widdy noun². ['wɪdi] dial. M19.
[Abbreviation.]
= WIDDY-WIDDY-WAY.

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