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cad⋅dy

1  [kad-ee]
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–noun, plural -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.
Origin:
1785–95; see tea caddy

cad⋅dy

2  [kad-ee] noun, plural -dies, verb (used without object), -died, -dy⋅ing.
caddie.

cad⋅die

  [kad-ee] noun, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing.
–noun
1. Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
2. a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.
3. caddie cart.
4. any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects: a luggage caddie.
–verb (used without object)
5. to work as a caddie.
Also, caddy.

Origin:
1625–35; earlier cadee, var. of cadet < F; see cadet
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cad·die also cad·dy   (kād'ē)   
n.   pl. cad·dies
  1. One hired to serve as an attendant to a golfer, especially by carrying the golf clubs.
  2. Scots A boy who does odd jobs.
  3. Any of various devices for moving, carrying, or holding an item or collection of items, especially:
    1. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks.
    2. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items such as toiletries or hardware.
    3. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
    4. A small wheeled cart attached to a bicycle and used as a conveyance for a child.
    5. A tea caddy.
intr.v.   cad·died, cad·dy·ing, cad·dies
To serve as a caddie.

[Scots, from French cadet, cadet, caddie; see cadet.]
cad·dy 1   (kād'ē)   
n.   pl. cad·dies
  1. A small container, such as a box, used especially for holding tea.
  2. A container for storing a group of items not in use.
  3. Computer Science A protective case used to load a CD-ROM into a disk drive.

[Alteration of catty1.]
cad·dy 2   (kād'ē)   
n.   & v.
Variant of caddie.
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Caddy

Cad"dy\, n.; pl. Caddies. [Earlier spelt catty, fr. Malay kat[=i] a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. Catty.] A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : caddy
Spanish: cajita,
German: die Teedose,
Japanese: 茶筒
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caddy 
1792, from Malay kati a weight equivalent to about a pound and a half, adopted as a standard by British companies. Apparently the word for a measure of tea was transferred to the chest it was carried in.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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