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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Paddy \Pad"dy\, n.; pl. Paddies. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick,
      the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
      A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually
      considered offensive. [Obsolescent]
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
      p[=a]d[imac].] (Bot.)
      Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
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      Paddy bird. (Zool.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
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3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Paddy \Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
      Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." --Digges
      (1585). "The paddy persons." --Motley.
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