cuddy (redirected from cuddies)

cud·dy ¹  (kd)

n. pl. cud·dies

1. Nautical A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship.

2. A small room, cupboard, or closet.

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[Origin unknown.]

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cud·dy ²  (kd)

n. pl. cud·dies Scots

1. A donkey.

2. A fool; a dolt.

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[Perhaps from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert, personal name.]

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cuddy¹

n pl -dies

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a small cabin in a boat

2. a small room, cupboard, etc.

[perhaps from Dutch kajute; compare Old French cahute]

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cuddy², cuddie [ˈkʌdɪ]

n pl -dies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) dialect chiefly Scot a donkey or horse

[probably from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert]

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cuddy³

n pl -dies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young coalfish

[of unknown origin]

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Noun

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cuddy - the galley or pantry of a small ship caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley, galley - the area for food preparation on a ship small ship - a ship that is small