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cud⋅dy

1  [kuhd-ee]
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–noun, plural -dies.
1. Nautical.
a. a small room, cabin, or enclosed space at the bow or stern of a boat, esp. one under the poop.
b. a galley or pantry in a small boat.
c. a small locker in an open boat, esp. one at the bow.
d. (on a fishing boat) a platform on which a net is coiled when not in use.
2. a small room, cupboard, or closet.
Origin:
1650–60; of uncert. orig.

cud⋅dy

2  [kuhd-ee, kood-ee]
–noun, plural -dies. Chiefly Scot.
1. a donkey.
2. a stupid person.
Origin:
1705–15; perh. generic use of Cuddy, short for Cuthbert, man's name
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cud·dy 1   (kŭd'ē)   
n.   pl. cud·dies

  1. Nautical A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship.

  2. A small room, cupboard, or closet.


[Origin unknown.]
cud·dy 2   (kŭd'ē)   
n.   pl. cud·dies Scots

  1. A donkey.

  2. A fool; a dolt.


[Perhaps from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert, personal name.]
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