caddy

  • 21caddy — [“kaedi] n. a Cadillac automobile. □ What I really want is a caddy. Keep your yuppie beemer. □ Who’s the chick in the caddy? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 22caddy — [18] Caddy comes ultimately from Malay katī, which was a measure of weight equal to about 0.6 kilos or 1½ pounds: it was thus originally ‘container which holds one caddy of tea’. English acquired the word in the 16th century as catty, and it is… …

    Word origins

  • 23caddy — Caddie Cad die, n. [Written also {caddy}, {cadie}, {cady}, and {cawdy}.] [See {Cadet}.] 1. A cadet. [Obs. Scot.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.] Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24caddy — 1. noun /ˈkædi/ a) One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. b) A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in …

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  • 25caddy — noun Caddy is used after these nouns: ↑tea …

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  • 26caddy — cad|dy1 [ˈkædi] n plural caddies [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; : Scottish English; Origin: caddie boy or man looking for the chance of a job (18 20 centuries), from French cadet; CADET] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800; : Malay; Origin: kati a unit of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27Caddy — Cad|dy [ kɛdi, engl. kædi] der; s, s <aus engl. caddy »Behälter«> Schutzhülle für eine CD ROM, mit der diese in das Laufwerk eingeführt wird …

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  • 28caddy — cad|dy1 [ kædi ] noun count 1. ) someone who carries the GOLF CLUBS for a golf player 2. ) a small container for TEA LEAVES or TEA BAGS caddy cad|dy 2 [ kædi ] verb intransitive to carry the GOLF CLUBS for a golf player …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29caddy — caddie, caddy → cadi …

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  • 30caddy — I. /ˈkædi / (say kadee) noun (plural caddies) 1. a small box, tin, or chest, especially one for holding tea: *There was a case of nails, a case of canned goods, a couple of caddies of the sweet, black, sticky trade tobacco, some cans of cane… …