cuddy

¹ American  

[kuhd-ee] / ˈkʌd i /

noun

cuddies plural

1. Nautical.

   1. a small room, cabin, or enclosed space at the bow or stern of a boat, especially one under the poop.

   2. a galley or pantry in a small boat.

   3. a small locker in an open boat, especially one at the bow.

   4. (on a fishing boat) a platform on which a net is coiled when not in use.

2. a small room, cupboard, or closet.

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cuddy ² American  

[kuhd-ee, kood-ee] / ˈkʌd i, ˈkʊd i /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

cuddies plural

1. a donkey.

2. a stupid person.

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cuddy ¹ British  

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. a small cabin in a boat

2. a small room, cupboard, etc

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cuddy ² British  

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. dialect a donkey or horse

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cuddy ³ British  

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. a young coalfish

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• cuddies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cuddy¹

First recorded in 1650–60; of uncertain origin

Origin of cuddy²

1705–15; perhaps generic use of Cuddy, short for Cuthbert, man's name