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niddy-noddy

niddy-noddy noun: a tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.

niddy-noddy: a tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end,...
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Noun

niddy-noddy (plural niddy-noddies)

  1. A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.

Forms of niddy-noddy

pluralniddy-noddies

Origin of niddy-noddy

Origin obscure. Perhaps from niddy (“grandmother”) + noddy, from the nodding motion associated with winding the yarn.

Questions about niddy-noddy

What does niddy-noddy mean?
Niddy-noddy means a tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.
What part of speech is niddy-noddy?
Niddy-noddy is a noun.
What is the plural of niddy-noddy?
The plural of niddy-noddy is niddy-noddies.

Words near niddy-noddy in the dictionary

  1. niddle-noddling
  2. NIDDM
  3. Niddrie
  4. niddui
  5. niddy-noddies
  6. niddy-noddy
  7. nide
  8. Nider
  9. nidering
  10. niderings
  11. niderling

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