A rope used for hanging; a hangman's noose. Chiefly in allusive expressions referring to hanging. Compare widdiefu, "widdieneck". Now archaic and rare.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). Northern and Scots variant of withy.
Definition of widdie in US English:
widdie
nounˈwɪdi
Scottish
A rope used for hanging; a hangman's noose. Chiefly in allusive expressions referring to hanging. Compare widdiefu, "widdieneck". Now archaic and rare.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). Northern and Scots variant of withy.