n. A war club used by Aboriginal Australians; a nulla nulla.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An aboriginal war club.
n. A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.
v. To attack or beat with a waddy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To strike with a waddy or club. See waddy.
n. A war-club of heavy wood, grooved in such a way that the edges of the grooves serve as cutting edges to increase the efficacy of the blow: used by the Australian aborigines. Also waddie.
n. Hence A walking-stick.
Word Usage
""No not of fire-arms; but they have a machine of their own that they call a waddy, or something of that sort, which they throw like a harpoon; but the thing takes a twist in the air, and strikes behind them.""