‖vendusie, noun

/fenˈdisi/
Forms:
fandisi, venditieShow more Also fandisi, venditie, vendutie.
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, adaptation of Dutch vendutie.
obsolescent
vendue sense 1. Also attributive.
1800 Lady A. Barnard in D. Fairbridge Lady Anne Barnard (1924) 237The female Blake pockets all she can get, and has such a hoard now of presents I think she must make a Vendutie of to realize.
1806 J. Barrow Trav. II. 101The good woman..dresses for a vendutie or public sale.
a1823 J. Ewart Jrnl (1970) 25The females, if not engaged at home, attend the venduties or public sales, which they are extremely partial to, and where they are as busy trying to overreach each other in small matters as their husbands are in greater ones.
1823 W.W. Bird in V. De Kock Fun They Had (1955) 168An auction in the country..is an important event...The ladies repair to the venditie, dressed as for a gay assembly.
1912 W. Westrup Land of To-Morrow 343The natives..who were all wellknown to him, were treated with such liberality that they frequently almost forgot to ask for a pasella. He explained cheerfully that it was the fandisi — the sale week — and knowing the correct prices for everything as they did, they privately thought he was quite mad.
1927 C.G. Botha Social Life in Cape Col. 98The people were noted for their passion for public auctions. In the country, particularly on a farm, the entertainment covered free meals...The hot meals frequently included a dish of yellow rice and raisins...This rice in course of time, was known as ‘Vendutie rys,’ or ‘Vendue rice.’
1938 C.G. Botha Our S. Afr. 169In South Africa the sale of goods by auction or ‘vendusie’ has prevailed from early times.
vendue sense 1. Also attributive.
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