Meaning & use
cuddy
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A small cabin or storage compartment on a boat, or, in dialectal British English, a donkey.
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They stowed the life jackets in the cuddy at the bow of the boat.
In the old story, the farmer led his cuddy to market.
A note on using this word
This word has two quite separate senses depending on region: a nautical cabin in general English, and a donkey in northern English and Scots dialect.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A dialectal British term for a donkey.
The old cuddy plodded along the lane pulling the cart.
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