Caddy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caddy
       n : a can for storing tea [syn: {tea caddy}]
       v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddie}]