"niddick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɪdɪk/ Forms: niddicks [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. The English Dialect Dictionary mentions several other spellings found in other dialects (nedack, neddick, nudack, nuddick, nudeck) and compares it to nod (“nape of the neck”), found in e.g. John Coker Egerton's Sussex Folk and Sussex Ways (1884). Compare the ending to -ock. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|nod||nape of the neck}} nod (“nape of the neck”), {{m|en|-ock}} -ock Head templates: {{en-noun}} niddick (plural niddicks)
  1. (dialect, West Country) The nape of the neck. Wikipedia link: The English Dialect Dictionary Tags: West-Country, dialectal
    Sense id: en-niddick-en-noun-WxiNNOqF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, West Country English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for niddick meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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