English
Alternative spellings nettie
Etymology Possibly a corruption of term|necessity or term|necessary; OE. term|nid|nÃd|necessity|langang. Alternatively it may be derived from It. term|gabinetti|langit.
Noun en-noun|netties
References R:Northeast Dialect 2005 R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970 R:Todds Geordie 1977
ru:netty zh:netty