Definitions
Rice field, or rice still in its husk.
Word origin
Borrowed from Malay padi (“paddy plant”). Doublet of palay.
Used in a sentence
“Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.””
“Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets[…]”
“Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.'”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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