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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
from
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.]