What does "cuddy" mean?

Cuddy: Hence: A blockhead; a lout. Hood.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc. Knight.
  2. 3.A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.
  3. 4.The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius). [Written also cudden.]

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