a. [ Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten. ] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. “Such pady persons.” Digges (1585). “The paddy persons.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. [ Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay pādī. ] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]
Paddy bird. (Zool.)
n.
n. An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.