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Eileen Opiolka
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caddy

Postby Eileen Opiolka » Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:21 am

We still keep our tea in a tea caddy, but other than that I seldom see the word, apart from golf caddies of course.

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Re: caddy

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:44 am

Huh, well whaddya know, caddy and caddie are different words. I never even knew that caddie wasn't spelled caddy in the singular. I was planning to link to Cad, but it turns out that'll serve only for golf. People may tee off in golf, but a tea caddy is another kettle of fish entirely. It's from Malay kati (a weight), which became 'catty', which became caddy. Cool.
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