cuddy

[ kuhd-ee ]

/ ˈkʌd i /

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noun, plural cud·dies.

Nautical.

a small room, cabin, or enclosed space at the bow or stern of a boat, especially one under the poop.
a galley or pantry in a small boat.
a small locker in an open boat, especially one at the bow.
(on a fishing boat) a platform on which a net is coiled when not in use.

a small room, cupboard, or closet.

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Origin of cuddy

First recorded in 1650–60; of uncertain origin

Words nearby cuddy

cuda, Cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly, cuddy, cudgel, cudgel one's brains, cudgerie, Cudjo, Cudlipp

Other definitions for cuddy (2 of 2)

cuddy²

[ kuhd-ee, kood-ee ]

/ ˈkʌd i, ˈkʊd i /

noun, plural cud·dies.Chiefly Scot.

a donkey.

a stupid person.

Origin of cuddy

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

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How to use cuddy in a sentence

In several recent studies, a trio of researchers—Dana Carney, Amy Cuddy, and Andy Yapp—have put power under the microscope.
Petraeus May Have Been Felled by His Own Brain Chemistry|Chris Berdik|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I beg your pardon one moment, but there is another lady coming out of the cuddy.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
Her canvas beat the masts and fetched reports out of the tall spars that penetrated the little cuddy like discharges of musketry.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3|William Clark Russell
He paused on seeing us, as though he had supposed the cuddy empty, and was ashamed to be seen in that figure.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3|William Clark Russell

The captain confided to me the fact that it cost him much more trouble to maintain discipline in the cuddy than among his crew.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo|W.H.G. Kingston
The boiler was forward, the miniature engine aft, and between them a cuddy hole for captain and crew.
A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865|Richard L. Maury

British Dictionary definitions for cuddy (1 of 3)

cuddy¹

/ (ˈkʌdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

a small cabin in a boat

a small room, cupboard, etc

Word Origin for cuddy

C17: perhaps from Dutch kajute; compare Old French cahute

British Dictionary definitions for cuddy (2 of 3)

cuddy²

cuddie

/ (ˈkʌdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

dialect, mainly Scot a donkey or horse

Word Origin for cuddy

C18: probably from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert

British Dictionary definitions for cuddy (3 of 3)

cuddy³

/ (ˈkʌdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

a young coalfish

Word Origin for cuddy

C18: of unknown origin

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