Paddy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Paddy	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Paddy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paddy n (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent Synonym(s): Paddy, Mick, Mickey an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown Synonym(s): paddy, paddy field, rice paddy rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddy \Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. [bd]Such pady persons.[b8] --Digges (1585). [bd]The paddy persons.[b8] --Motley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddy \Pad"dy\, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p[be]d[c6].] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. {Paddy bird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}.