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单词 caddy
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caddyn.1

Brit. /ˈkadi/, U.S. /ˈkædi/
Etymology: apparently a corruption of catty n.1, Malay kati, a weight equal to 1⅓ lb. avoirdupois.
1.
a. A small box for holding tea. Usually tea-caddy.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > box for tea
tea-canister1726
tea-chest1740
tea-box1758
tea-caddy1790
caddy1792
1792 Madras Courier 2 Dec. A Quantity of Tea in Quarter Chests and Caddies, imported last season.
1793 W. Cowper Let. 19 Jan. (1984) IV. 277 When you went you took with you the key of the caddy.
1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) xii. 133 The best tea-tray and caddy.
1868 F. E. Paget Lucretia 198 This house..instead of looking like a tea-caddy..might rather be said to resemble a litter of caddies.
b. attributive and in other combinations, as caddy-spoon n. a short-handled spoon of a special shape used for measuring tea out of the caddy.
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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils
tea-kettle1705
tea-pot1705
maté1717
kitchen1721
tea-kitchen1770
urn1781
tea-urn1786
quart pot1806
tea-maker1814
sukey1823
samovar1830
billy1839
tea-boiler1839
billy-can1885
tea infuser1889
tea-can1890
tea-billy1894
tea ball1895
dixie1900
caddy-spoon1927
drum1931
Teasmade1938
tea machine1963
1927 Daily Express 31 Aug. 4 Old silver caddy-spoons that have survived from Georgian days.
2.
a. Originally U.S. A can with a lid, for water, tobacco, biscuits, etc.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > can
caddy1883
fanny1901
can1927
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] > container for tobacco
tobacco-box1601
tobacco-pouch1687
spleuchan1787
caddy1883
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > metal, with a lid
caddy1883
film can1921
the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun]
vessel1340
binc1405
butt1423
pancheon1601
preserving glass1628
conchac1660
pan-mug1688
conch1839
pankin1864
food vessel1866
food-vase1871
kuei1935
caddy1960
1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 201/1 Near where his..saw and water caddy are lying.
1886 in Alberta Hist. Rev. (1971) Summer 16/1 A 28-pound caddy of tobacco.
1960 G. W. Target Teachers (1963) 18 The tin biscuit caddy on the mantelpiece.
b. gen. A storage container for objects (usually small) in everyday use.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments
etui1611
tweeze1622
puppeta1625
tweezer1654
tweezer-case1686
twee1690
bubble-boy1727
nécessaire1800
poppeta1903
caddy1976
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 12 June 17/2 The 4-drawer caddy comes in your choice of red, yellow or orange. Sliding white drawers hold stamps, tacks, paper-clips, [etc.].
1977 Observer 13 Feb. 13/7 (advt.) Shoe Caddy holds 6 pairs of shoes in individual..compartments.
1982 New Scientist 21 Oct. 162/1 The discs are housed in caddies much like those used for the floppy discs in personal and mini computers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

caddyn.2

Etymology: ? < cad n.2Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaddy.
A ghost, bugbear.
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1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves Caddy, a ghost, or bugbear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

caddyv.

Brit. /ˈkadi/, U.S. /ˈkædi/
Etymology: < caddy, variant caddie n.
intransitive. To act as caddy for a golfer. Also transferred.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (intransitive)] > act as caddy
caddy1908
1908 Daily Chron. 26 Aug. 4/7 You've caddied for me before.
1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves vii. 71 After lunch I should go off and caddy for Honoria on a shopping tour down Regent Street.
1928 Daily Tel. 29 May 9/4 The Prince had a local caddie named William Everett..who caddied for him once before.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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