Defn: To embrace closely; to foundle. Forby.
CUDDLE
Cud"dle, n.
Defn: A close embrace.
CUDDY
Cud"dy (-d), n. Etym: [See Cudden. ]
1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. [Scot.]
2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. Hood.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc. Knight.
CUDDY
Cud"dy (kd"d), n. Etym: [Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit cabin: cf.
F.cahute hut.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.