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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NEDDY

Ned "dy, n.; pl. Neddies (. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A pet name for a donkey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

neddy

neddy |ˈnɛdi | ▶noun ( pl. neddies ) informal 1 Brit. a child's word for a donkey. 2 Austral. a horse, especially a racehorse. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: diminutive of Ned, pet form of the given name Edward .

 

Oxford Dictionary

neddy

neddy |ˈnɛdi | ▶noun ( pl. neddies ) informal 1 Brit. a child's word for a donkey. 2 Austral. a horse, especially a racehorse. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: diminutive of Ned, pet form of the given name Edward .