"cuddy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddy.wav [Southern-England] 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, Northumbria, historical) A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. Tags: Durham, Northumbria, Scotland, historical Categories (lifeform): Equids, Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-CzjnIKBb Disambiguation of Equids: 16 4 40 10 7 14 9 Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 12 4 45 9 4 5 22 Categories (other): Durham English, Northumbrian 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.
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-yBXFlnmp
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 [Southern-England] 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, {{m|gd|cudaig}} cudaig, {{m|gd|cudainn}} cudainn, {{m|en|cuttlefish}} cuttlefish, {{m|en|cod}} cod Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuddy (plural cuddies)
  1. A coalfish (Pollachius virens). Synonyms: cuddie, cudden, cuth
    Sense id: en-cuddy-en-noun-c0gMqcmZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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