caddy

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[ kad-ee ]
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noun,plural cad·dies.
  1. a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items: a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy.

  2. Chiefly British. tea caddy.

Origin of caddy

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First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at tea caddy

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caddy2
[ kad-ee ]

noun, verb (used without object),plural cad·dies,cad·died, cad·dy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for caddy (1 of 2)

caddy1

/ (ˈkædɪ) /


nounplural -dies
  1. mainly British a small container, esp for tea

Origin of caddy

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C18: from Malay kati; see catty ²

British Dictionary definitions for caddy (2 of 2)

caddy2

/ (ˈkædɪ) /


noun, verbplural -dies or -dies, -dying or -died
  1. a variant spelling of caddie

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