name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cuddy
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/ˈkʌdi/
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rhymes with -ʌdi
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CMU ARPABET: K AH1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 3
A small cupboard or closet.
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noun
Meaning 4
A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Durham, Scotland, historical
Qualifier: Northumberland
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noun
Meaning 5
A pony that works in a mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 6
A blockhead; a lout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- 1840-1841, Thomas Hood, "Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg" It cost more tricks and trouble, by half, Than it takes to exhibit a six-legged calf To a boothful of country cuddies.
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noun
Meaning 7
A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A coalfish (Pollachius virens).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
A close friend or buddy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
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noun
Meaning 10
the galley or pantry of a small ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse
History
Etymology
See Cody.
Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction from Dutch kajuit (“cabin”).
From Scots cuddie; compare Gaelic cudaig, cudainn, or English cuttlefish, or cod.
From buddy, with the initial "B" replaced with "C" in Crip slang.