caddy
pronunciation
How to pronounce caddy in British English:
UK [ˈkædi]
How to pronounce caddy in American English:
US [ˈkædi]
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- Noun:
- a can for storing tea
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- Verb:
- act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
Word Origin
- caddy
- caddy: [18] Caddy comes ultimately from Malay katī, which was a measure of weight equal to about 0.6 kilos or 1½ pounds: it was thus originally ‘container which holds one caddy of tea’. English acquired the word in the 16th century as catty, and it is not altogether clear where the -dd- spelling came from. It has no connection with the golfer’s caddie (see CADET).
- caddy (n.)
- "small box for tea," 1792, from Malay kati a weight equivalent to about a pound and a third (in English from 1590s as catty), adopted as a standard mid-18c. by British companies in the East Indies. Apparently the word for a measure of tea was transferred to the chest it was carried in.
Example
- 1. I 'm still training him as a caddy .
- 2. I am very glad to be your caddy .
- 3. There was a good deal of affection in poor caddy .
- 4. Cixin caddy adopts pure tin with ceramic material combination , will the expo in xian presented humanistic landscape artistry and appreciation , fusion , quite commemorative collection significance .
- 5. Must be the only white caddy in africa .