单词 | caddy |
释义 | caddyn.1 1. a. A small box for holding tea. Usually tea-caddy. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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 A ghost, bugbear. ΚΠ 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. intransitive. To act as caddy for a golfer. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ 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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