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i 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.
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World English Dictionary
caddie or caddy (ˈkædɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -dies | |
| 1. | golf an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player |
| —vb , -dies, -dies, -dying, -died | |
| 2. | (intr) to act as a caddie |
| [C17 (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French | |
| caddy or caddy | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17 (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French | |
| caddy1 (ˈkædɪ) | |
| —n , pl -dies | |
| chiefly (Brit) a small container, esp for tea | |
| [C18: from Malay kati; see | |
| caddy2 (ˈkædɪ) | |
| —n, —vb , pl -dies, -dies, -dying, -died | |
| a variant spelling of caddie | |
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Word Origin & History
caddy
"small box for tea," 1792, from Malay kati a weight equivalent to about a pound and a third (in English from 1590s as catty), adopted as a standard mid-18c. by British companies in the East Indies. Apparently the word for a measure of tea was transferred to the chest it was carried in.
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Slang Dictionary
caddy definition[ˈkædi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
caddy
container for tea. A corrupt form of the Malay kati, a weight of a little more than a pound (or about half a kilogram), the word was applied first to porcelain jars filled with tea and imported into England from China. Many caddies made from silver, copper, brass, pewter, and other decorative materials, such as veneers of tortoiseshell or ivory on wood, were made in the 18th century.
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