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gidgie

gidgie is the alternative spelling of gidgee.

Meaning of gidgee

Noun (1)

gidgee (plural gidgees)

  1. (Australia) Any of various trees of the genus Acacia, especially Acacia cambagei.
    • Acacia homalophylla, A. Cunn., B. Fl., ii., 383. "Curly or Narrow-leaved Yarran." A "Myall." Called also "Gidgee."1890, Joseph Henry Maiden, Wattles and Wattle-barks: Being Hints on the Conservation and Cultivation of Wattles, Together with Particulars of Their Value

Noun (2)

gidgee (plural gidgees)

  1. (Australia, Western) A type of long spear.
    • “What say we catch gilgies? I've got a gidgee hidden down the river bank. There's some real big ones this time of year.”1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 12

Forms of gidgie

pluralgidgies

Questions about gidgie

What is gidgie the alternative spelling of?
Gidgie is the alternative spelling of gidgee.

Words near gidgie in the dictionary

  1. Gideonites
  2. Gideons
  3. Gidewall
  4. gidgee
  5. gidgees
  6. gidgie
  7. Gidginbung
  8. Gidja
  9. gidjee
  10. gidjees
  11. gidji

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