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Definition of Fendy
1. thrifty [adj FENDIER, FENDIEST] - See also: thrifty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fendy
Literary usage of Fendy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop (1892)
"It is called also the fendy and fendy-fare. FEMMER, weak, slight, frail, cranky,
tender. ... fendy, resourceful, good at managing. "He's a. fendy body. ..."
2. A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, and Affinity to by John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett (1846)
"fendy, good at making a shift, warding off want, careful, provident. ... fendy,
clever at providing for oneself; a "fendy body" is one that can shift for ..."
3. The Northmen in Cumberland & Westmoreland by Robert Ferguson (1856)
"FEND. To make a shift, to struggle for a living. fendy. Thrifty, frugal. ...
Sir J. Sinclair explains fendy as " ingenious in finding out expedients," and ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"fendy, clever at contrivances in ... Alice," he said, " was both canny and
fendy"—SCOTT: ..."
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