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cuddy¹ Definition

cuddy (kud′ē)

noun pl. cuddies -·dies

    1. a small cabin on a ship
    2. the cook's galley on a small ship
  2. any small room, cupboard, or closet

Etymology: 17th-c.: < ? MLowG kaiüte < NormFr cahutte, ult. < MHG hütte, hut

cuddy² Definition

cuddy (kud′ē, ko̵od′ē)

noun pl. cuddies -·dies

  1. a donkey
  2. a fool

Etymology: < ? Cuddy, dim. of Cuthbert

cuddy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: She had an open cuddy, rather than a cabin, where my daughter slept in a Moses basket on weekend cruises.

Modifies a noun

  • cabin: Breaking the Laws of Physics, again, Monterey engineers added a spacious cuddy cabin to last years wildly popular 228 SI.

Browse dictionary entries near cuddy

  1. ‹ cuddly
  2. ‹ cuddling
  3. ‹ cuddliest
  4. ‹ cuddlier
  5. ‹ cuddlesome
  6. ‹ cuddled
  7. ‹ cuddle
  8. ‹ cuddies
  9. ‹ cudbear
  10. ‹ cud
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  2. cudgel one's brains ›
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  4. cudgeling ›
  5. cudgelled ›
  6. cudgelling ›
  7. cudweed ›
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  9. cue ball ›
  10. cue card ›