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Caddy \Cad"dy\, n.; pl. Caddies. [Earlier spelt catty, fr. Malay kat[imac] a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. Catty.]

1. A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in, also called tea caddy. [1913 Webster]

2. a container to hold objects when not in use. [PJC]

3. (Computers) a container to hold a compact disk, used in some types of compact disk devices, which is inserted into the CD player during playing, or in the case of recordable CD-ROMS, during recording. It is approximately square and thin, slightly larger than the compact disk. However, many CD players have a drawer for the compact disk, requiring no caddy. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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.]

[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

caddy

noun

a can for storing tea [syn: tea caddy] v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: caddie]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Caddie \Cad"die\, n. [Written also caddy, cadie, cady, and cawdy.]

[See Cadet.]

1. A cadet. [Obs. Scot.]

2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.]

--Burns.

3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.]

4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Caddy \Cad"dy\, n.; pl. Caddies. [Earlier spelt catty, fr. Malay kat[=i] a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. Catty.]

A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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