widge
widge noun: a horse.
Noun
widge (plural widges)
- A horse.
- But what liuinges ſoeuer he had, or hauing liuinges, how beastly ſoeuer he ſpared his money, and rode thether on his widge beaste.1587, John Bridges, A Defence of the Government Established in the Church of Englande for Ecclesiasticall Matters.
- [addressing the narrator, named Widge] "I'm only going to see that he learns a lesson," said Nick innocently. "Now then. Widge, is it? You know what a widge is where I come from?"
My throat felt too tight to speak. I shook my head.
"A horse. I think I'll call you Horse, although I think you look...1998, Gary Blackwood, The Shakespeare Stealer
Forms of widge
| plural | widges |
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Origin of widge
From Middle English wig, *wigge, from Old English wiċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wigi, from Proto-Germanic *wigją, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry; move; transport; ride”).
Words that rhyme with widge
Questions about widge
- What does widge mean?
- Widge means a horse.
- What part of speech is widge?
- Widge is a noun.
- What is the plural of widge?
- The plural of widge is widges.
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