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Meaning of CUDDY

Pronunciation:  'kudee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the galley or pantry of a small ship
 
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 See Also: caboose, cookhouse, galley, ship's galley, small ship

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Cud"dy\ (-d?), n. [See {Cudden}. ]
    1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.
       [Scot.]
    2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. --Hood.
    3. (Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones,
       leveling up railroad ties, etc. --Knight.
    
  2. \Cud"dy\ (k?d"d?), n. [Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit
    cabin: cf. F. cahute hut.] (Naut.)
    A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.
    
  3. \Cud"dy\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or E.
    cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zo["o]l)
    The coalfish ({Pollachius carbonarius}). [Written also
    {cudden}.]
    
 

 

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