Nidget

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fool or idiot. obsolete

    "in signification it signifieth, as it seemeth, no more than abject, base-minded, falſe-hearted, coward or nidget"

  2. 2
    A coward. obsolete

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"in signification it signifieth, as it seemeth, no more than abject, base-minded, falſe-hearted, coward or nidget"

Etymology

Compare French nigaud (“a booby, fool”), Old French niger (“to play the fool”).

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