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caddy

UK/ˈkædi/ US/ˈkædi/ uncommon informal us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a can for storing tea

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verb

1.

act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

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Origin

An alteration of catty (“(unit of) weight used in China, equivalent to 1⅓ pounds avoirdupois (about 0.605 kilograms)”), borrowed from Malay kati (“weight used in China, Indonesia, and Japan”), from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi, “measure of weight; clod, lump”), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to coagulate, congeal, or consolidate (into a concretion); to harden”).

Phrases

  • caddy ole punch
  • caddy spoon
  • desk caddy
  • tea caddy

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