"cuddy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddy.wav Forms: cuddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdi Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction from Dutch kajuit (“cabin”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|nl|kajuit||cabin}} Dutch kajuit (“cabin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuddy (plural cuddies)
  1. (nautical) A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-nKWBVXJ8 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. a small cupboard or closet.
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-5MPpvj9I
  3. (Scotland, Durham, Northumberland, historical) A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. Tags: Durham, Scotland, historical Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-CzjnIKBb Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 3 2 27 4 2 32 18 13 Categories (other): Durham English, Scottish English
  4. (UK, mining) A pony that works in a mine. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-gbDIGfH~ Categories (other): British English Topics: business, mining
  5. (dated) A blockhead; a lout. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-D8tU2xGd
  6. A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc. Categories (lifeform): Equids, Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-yBXFlnmp Disambiguation of Equids: 3 1 24 5 3 34 16 14 Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 3 2 27 4 2 32 18 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 0 16 8 2 35 18 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 1 16 5 3 35 23 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 16 3 2 36 23 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hunch cuddy hunch
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddy.wav Forms: cuddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdi Etymology: From Scots cuddie; compare Gaelic cudaig, cudainn, or English cuttlefish, or cod. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|cuddie}} Scots cuddie Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuddy (plural cuddies)
  1. A coalfish (Pollachius virens). Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms Synonyms: cuddie, cudden, cuth
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-c0gMqcmZ Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 3 2 27 4 2 32 18 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddy.wav Forms: cuddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdi Etymology: From buddy, with the initial "B" replaced with "C" in Crip slang. Etymology templates: {{from|en|buddy}} buddy Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuddy (plural cuddies)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A close friend or buddy. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-jg6v0krh Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 3 2 27 4 2 32 18 13 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 31:",
          "text": "folk said the cuddy had bided so long with Pooty that whenever it opened its mouth to give a bit bray it started to stutter.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer."
      ],
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          "huckster",
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        ],
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          "greengrocer",
          "greengrocer"
        ],
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          "Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Scotland, Durham, Northumberland, historical) A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer."
      ],
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    },
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        "British English",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pony that works in a mine."
      ],
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        "(UK, mining) A pony that works in a mine."
      ],
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        "UK"
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        {
          "text": "1840-1841, Thomas Hood, \"Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg\"\nIt cost more tricks and trouble, by half,\nThan it takes to exhibit a six-legged calf\nTo a boothful of country cuddies."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A blockhead; a lout."
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        ],
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        "(dated) A blockhead; a lout."
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      "glosses": [
        "A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc."
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      "glosses": [
        "A coalfish (Pollachius virens)."
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    {
      "word": "cuddie"
    },
    {
      "word": "cudden"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuth"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1996 April 23, “Get Right”, in Untouchable, performed by Mac Mall ft. LeVitti:",
          "text": "I can't lie, I like to get high and figure-8 when I drive / Blow doja rope in the sky for all my cuddies that died",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Zonie Felder, January Jackson & Friends: The Premiere, Bloomington, I.N.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 71:",
          "text": "I could never imagine myself raising my hand to hit my Jasmine. She's my cuddy. We practically grew up together.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 July 22, @kevinedwardsjr, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-06-15:",
          "text": "Good night to my cuddies.. meek.. drake.. the ghostwriter and el chapo",
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        "A close friend or buddy."
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        "(African-American Vernacular, slang) A close friend or buddy."
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  ],
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}

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