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单词 hoddie
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Definition of hoddie in English:

hoddie

nounPlural hoddiesˈhɒdi
Australian
  • A bricklayer's labourer.

    are hoddies more prone to injury than masons?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a bricklayer and I was his hoddie.
    • Hoddies carry mortar and bricks to the mason.
    • Usually the hoddies would start half an hour earlier in the morning so that when we arrived the scaffolding was loaded with bricks and mortar.
    • One of the other hoddies was here from our gang already.
    • I've seen some of the hoddies drink from the water butts before.

Origin

Early 20th century: from hod + -ie.

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