Definition of "cuddy" [cud•dy]

• Nautical A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship. (noun)
• A small room, cupboard, or closet. (noun)
• Scots A donkey. (noun)
• Scots A fool; a dolt. (noun)

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• "The place called the cuddy was a light deck-cabin formed by the poop, a sort of attic to the large cabin below."
• "They had no more thought that afternoon of 'cuddy'-fishing after this famous take."
• "The cuddy is a fish of which I know not the philosophical name."