Definition of "paddy"

Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.”

2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee

Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets […]

1860, John Lothrop Motley, The United Netherlands

Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.'

1995, Maureen Borland, D.S. MacColl: Painter, Poet, Art Critic, page 41

Now, now, we are getting very paddy today, aren't we John?

2015, Brian Keenan, An Evil Cradling, page 197

I like the story of the Emperor Frederick who got into a paddy with his cook, and shouted: 'I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings.'

2013, Mike Brown, Adventures with Czech George, page 17