[cud.dy] n, pl cuddies [origin unknown] (1660) 1: a usu. small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)
2: a small room or cupboard
[2]cud.dy or cud.die n, pl cuddies [perh. fr. Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert] (ca. 1715) 1 dial Brit: donkey
2. dial Brit: blockhead