broady
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Meaning · English
Broadcloth.
Register: slang
Examples
That referred to the circumstance of Dannelly having , on the preceding evening gone to Mr. Poole's cloth shop. He said he had been on the screw, (that is, lifting the latch of a door,) and sneaked out a piece of broady […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “broady” mean?
Broadcloth.
Is “broady” formal or informal?
broady is generally slang.