cuddy

Meaning

Noun

• A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.
• a small cupboard or closet
• A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.
• A pony that works in a mine.
• A blockhead; a lout.
• A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc..
• The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius (species)).

Origin

• Origin uncertain. Perhaps a contraction from Dutch kajuit.
• From Scots; compare Gaelic cudaig, cudainn, or English cuttlefish, or cod.