cuddy

[ kuhd-ee ]

/ ˈkʌd i /

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.

Nearby words

cuda, cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly, cuddy, cudgel, cudgel one's brains, cudgerie, cudjo, cudlipp

Origin of cuddy

First recorded in 1650–60; of uncertain origin

Definition for cuddy (2 of 2)

cuddy

[ kuhd-ee, koo d-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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Examples from the Web for cuddy

"Or your Te-to-tum, Booty," continued Cuddy, nothing baffled by the failure.
Ask Momma|R. S. Surtees
We're all in the cuddy or afore the mast—w'ich you please—so you can just sweat all the notions you ever had.
Denis Dent|Ernest W. Hornung
Why, he had been asleep under a tarpaulin all the way from Cuddy Cove!
Doctor Luke of the Labrador|Norman Duncan
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

"Desperately afraid of paint," continued Cuddy, looking about.
Ask Momma|R. S. Surtees

British Dictionary definitions for cuddy (1 of 3)

cuddy

/ (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)

cuddy

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)

cuddy

/ (ˈkʌdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

a young coalfish

Word Origin for cuddy

C18: of unknown origin

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