cuddy

¹ American  

[kuhd-ee] / ˈkʌd i /

noun

plural

cuddies

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.

plural

cuddies

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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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

Example Sentences

Wright’s boat, a 21-foot cuddy cabin, remains moored at dock, just like his fishing/mentoring ministry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

It’s easy to anchor in the river and jump off the stern of any boat, from a cuddy cabin to Dan Snyder’s 224-foot, $100 million superyacht.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Because Pursuit designed the cuddy cabin with a flush deck rather than a recessed walkaround, there�s more space in the cockpit and cabin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Access is by way of the cuddy or via the walk-through windshield�molded steps at the helm lead up and over the cabin top.

From Time Magazine Archive

I could have fought the world for the very crumbs that were used to fall from the cuddy table.

From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell