English
Etymology
wax + -ie, from the use of wax to waterproof cobblers' thread.
Noun
waxie (plural waxies)
- (Ireland, dated, Dublin) cobbler
- Early 1900s, Traditional, Waxies' Dargle (song)
- Says my aul' one to your aul' one "Will ye come to the Waxies' dargle?"
