Meaning of CUDDY
Pronunciation: | | 'kudee
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| 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 |
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\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.
\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.
\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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