Associations to the word «Paddywhack»

Wiktionary

PADDYWHACK, noun. (dated) (derogatory) An Irishman
PADDYWHACK, noun. (rare) A severe blow (especially in reference to the folk song This Old Man)
PADDYWHACK, noun. A strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of sheep or cattle (generally any quadruped) which relieves the animal of the weight of its head

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats