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▪ I. woodie|ˈwʊdɪ|
[-ie.]
colloq. abbrev. of wood-pigeon.
1947Contemp. Rev. June 368 Their habits were not so regular as the woodies. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 57/3 These birds eat wood pigeons' eggs... Some keen observers estimate that something like 80 per cent of the ‘woodies'’ eggs that are laid are so destroyed. 1972Shooting Times & Country Mag. 4 Mar. 17/3 There shouldn't be many woodies remaining in the area. 1980G. Hammond Reward Game ix. 129 Do you want sixty-odd woodies for the freezer?
▪ II. woodie
var. widdy; obs. f. woody a.
▪ III. woodie
var. woody n. |