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caddy
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cad·dy 1  (kd)
n. pl. cad·dies
1. A small container, such as a box, used especially for holding tea.
2. A container for storing a group of items not in use.
3. Computer Science A protective case used to load a CD-ROM into a disk drive.

[Alteration of catty.]

cad·dy 2  (kd)
n. & v.
Variant of caddie.

caddy1
n pl -dies
Chiefly Brit a small container, esp for tea
[from Malay kati; see catty2]

caddy2
n pl -dies
vb -dies, -dying, -died
(Individual Sports & Recreations) a variant spelling of caddie
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caddy - a can for storing teacaddy - a can for storing tea                
can, tin can, tin - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Verb1.caddy - act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
Translations
caddy2 [ˈkædɪ] N
1. (also tea caddy) → cajita f para té
2. (US) (= shopping trolley) → carrito m de la compra

caddy
n
(= tea caddy)Behälter m, → Büchse f
(US: = shopping trolley) → Einkaufswagen m
= caddie N

caddy2 [ˈkædɪ] n (tea caddy) → barattolo del tè

caddy2
n caddy [ˈkӕdi]
a small box for keeping tea-leaves in. teebus عُلْبَةٌ لِحِفْظ الشّاي кутийка за чай krabička na čaj tedåse die Teedose κουτί τσαγιού cajita teetoos ظرف چای teepurkki boîte à thé תֵּיבָה לְעֲלֵי תֶּה चाय का डिब्बा kutija za čaj kis teásdoboz kotak teh (te)dós barattolo per il 茶筒 차통 arbatžolių dėžutė tējas kārbiņa bekas teh theebusje (liten) teboks puszka caixinha cutie pentru ceai чайница škatuľka s čajom čajnica dozna za čaj teburk กล่องชา çay kutusu 茶葉罐 коробка для чаю چائے کی پتی رکھنے والا چھوٹا ڈبہ hộp trà


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Fine furniture makers, produced beautiful tea table furniture and tea caddies, where the lady of the house could safely lock the tea away from servants with sticky fingers
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