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Webster 1913 Edition


Goody

Good′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Goodies
.
1.
A bonbon, cake, or the like; – usually in the
pl.
[Colloq.]
2.
(Zool.)
An American fish; the lafayette or spot.

Good′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Goodies
(#)
.
[Prob. contr. from
goodwife
.]
Goodwife; – a low term of civility or sport.

Webster 1828 Edition


Goody

GOOD'Y

,
Noun.
A low term of civility; as goody Dobson.