The King's Navy | Proudly serving His Majesty since 1755

BIDDY, or CHICK-A-BIDDY. A chicken, and figuratively a young wench. ... The fool in the play of Bartholomew Fair: perhaps a contraction of the word COXCOMB. COLCANNON. Potatoes and cabbage pounded together in a mortar, and then stewed with butter: an Irish dish. COLD. You will catch cold at that; a vulgar threat or advice to desist from an attempt. ................
................