paddy

/ˈpædi/

noun

  1. 1

    Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.

  2. 2

    A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

adjective

  1. 1

    Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

noun

  1. 1

    A fit of temper; a tantrum

    “throw a paddy etc.”
  2. 2

    A white person.

  3. 3

    A labourer's assistant or workmate.

  4. 4

    A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.

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