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cuddy

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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.
[Origin unknown.]
cud·dy 2  (kd)
n. pl. cud·dies Scots
1. A donkey.
2. A fool; a dolt.
[Perhaps from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert, personal name.]
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]
cuddy2, cuddie [ˈkʌdɪ]
n pl -dies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) dialect chiefly Scot a donkey or horse
[probably from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert]
cuddy3
n pl -dies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young coalfish
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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


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Out- side the cuddy he put his head in the second mate's door to inform him of my unheard-of caprice to take a five hours' anchor watch on myself.
The Secret Sharer by Conrad, Joseph View in context
In the cuddy we were only five, but a more uneven quintette I defy you to convene.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Lastly, we would drink some beer in the cabin, which was furnished with a wooden table on cross legs, and with black straight-backed chairs--more like a farm kitchen than a ship's cuddy.
Falk - A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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