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cad

[kad]
–noun
1. an ill-bred man, esp. one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
2. British Archaic.
a. a local town boy or youth, as contrasted with a university or public school student.
b. a servant at a university or public school.

Origin:
1780–90; short for caddie (def. 2)


1. bounder, rotter, rascal, rogue; heel.

CAD

[kad]
–noun
computer-aided design.
cad   (kād)   
n.  A man whose behavior is unprincipled or dishonorable.

[Short for caddie.]
cad'dish adj., cad'dish·ly adv., cad'dish·ness n.
CAD  
abbr.  computer-aided design
com·put·er-aid·ed design   (kəm-pyōō'tər-ā'dĭd)   
n.   Abbr. CAD
The use of computer programs and systems to design detailed two- or three-dimensional models of physical objects, such as mechanical parts, buildings, and molecules.

Cad

Cad\, n. [Abbrev. fr. cadet.]

1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. [Eng.] --Dickens.

2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] --Thackeray.

cad 
1730, shortening of cadet (q.v.); originally used of servants, then (1831) of town boys by students at British universities and public schools (though at Cambridge it meant "snob"). Meaning "person lacking in finer feelings" is from 1838.
"A cad used to be a jumped-up member of the lower classes who was guilty of behaving as if he didn't know that his lowly origin made him unfit for having sexual relationships with well-bred women." [Anthony West, "H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life," 1984]

CAD

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Canadian Dollar.

Investopedia Commentary

The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.

See also: Currency, FOREX, Hard Currency, Money

Also spelled: CAD


Main Entry: CAD
Function: abbreviation
coronary artery disease
CAD
  1. Canada—dollar
  2. carbohydrate addict's diet
  3. computer-aided design
  4. coronary artery disease
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