cuddy

noun8

1. •
   (Scotland) A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.

   • folk said the cuddy had bided so long with Pooty that whenever it opened its mouth to give a bit bray it started to stutter. — 1932
2. •
   (UK) A pony that works in a mine.
3. •
   A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.

   • Being summoned to the cuddy to breakfast, I had not been there five minutes when I turned deadly sick, was obliged to retire to my cot […] . — 1808
4. •
   (slang) A close friend or buddy.

   • I can't lie, I like to get high and figure-8 when I drive / Blow doja rope in the sky for all my cuddies that died — 1996
5. •
   A small cupboard or closet.
6. •
   (old-fashioned) A blockhead; a lout.

   • It cost more tricks and trouble, by half, Than it takes to exhibit a six-legged calf To a boothful of country cuddies. — 1840
7. •
   A coalfish (Pollachius virens).
8. •
   A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.