cuddy

¹

[ kuhd-ee ]

noun

, plural cud·dies.

1. Nautical.
   1. a small room, cabin, or enclosed space at the bow or stern of a boat, especially one under the poop.
   2. a galley or pantry in a small boat.
   3. a small locker in an open boat, especially one at the bow.
   4. (on a fishing boat) a platform on which a net is coiled when not in use.
2. a small room, cupboard, or closet.

cuddy

²

[ kuhd-ee, kood-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

, plural cud·dies.

1. a donkey.
2. a stupid person.

cuddy

¹

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. a young coalfish

cuddy

²

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a donkey or horse

cuddy

³

/ ˈkʌdɪ /

noun

1. a small cabin in a boat
2. a small room, cupboard, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuddy¹

First recorded in 1650–60; of uncertain origin

Origin of cuddy²

1705–15; perhaps generic use of Cuddy, short for Cuthbert, man's name

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuddy¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of cuddy²

C18: probably from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert

Origin of cuddy³

C17: perhaps from Dutch kajute; compare Old French cahute

Example Sentences

In several recent studies, a trio of researchers—Dana Carney, Amy Cuddy, and Andy Yapp—have put power under the microscope.

From The Daily Beast

I beg your pardon one moment, but there is another lady coming out of the cuddy.

From Project Gutenberg

Her canvas beat the masts and fetched reports out of the tall spars that penetrated the little cuddy like discharges of musketry.

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He paused on seeing us, as though he had supposed the cuddy empty, and was ashamed to be seen in that figure.

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The captain confided to me the fact that it cost him much more trouble to maintain discipline in the cuddy than among his crew.

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The boiler was forward, the miniature engine aft, and between them a cuddy hole for captain and crew.

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