# Cuddy (cabin)

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{{Short description|Small room, particularly on a boat}}
{{for multi|the character on ''House''|Lisa Cuddy|the character in ''Discworld''|Men at Arms}}
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A '''cuddy''' is a small room or cupboard, especially on a boat.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120706175529/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/cuddy cuddy] Oxford dictionary. Retrieved 31 January 2016.</ref> It can also refer to a small, cozy hut.<ref name=TeAra /> The term's origin is uncertain, but it was used in colonial America as early as 1655.<ref>{{cite book|title=Records of the colony or jurisdiction of New Haven, from May, 1653, to the union. Together with New Haven code of 1656|date=1858|publisher=Printed by Case, Lockwood and Co.|location=Hartford|page=134|url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/1545383.html}}</ref>  The term may derive from the Dutch ''kajuit'', meaning a small cabin, or from the French ''cahute'', meaning a hut.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Cuddy cubbyhole] Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 31 January 2016.</ref> 

==Nautical uses==
The term cuddy is used particularly in nautical contexts. In the 19th century, it referred to a saloon cabin at the stern of immigrant ships, where wealthy immigrants could travel in greater comfort than the [steerage](/source/Steerage_(deck)) passengers below.<ref name =TeAra>John Wilson (2012) [http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/the-voyage-out/page-3 The voyage out - Cabin and steerage], Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Updated 13 July 2012.</ref>

A cuddy boat is a boat with a small shelter cabin with maybe a small [head](/source/Head_(watercraft)). It may have a small [berth](/source/Berth_(sleeping)) also. The cuddy on cuddy boats is usually not tall enough to stand in. Typical lengths of cuddy boats range from {{convert|18|to|28|ft}}. The term "cuddy cabin" is still somewhat used (cuddy itself can mean cabin) and is a common term among small boaters.<ref>U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (2013) [https://books.google.com/books?id=8Dd2llqh5nsC&dq=Cuddy+cabin&pg=PT31 ''Boating Skills and Seamanship''], 14th Edition, McGraw-Hill, page 20–21. {{ISBN|9780071829328}}.</ref> Cuddy boats are popular as recreational boats with people who want a little shelter and storage space but do not want to upgrade to a full cabin boat. Cuddy cabin fishing boats are also used as near-shore fishing boats.<ref>Spira, Jeff (2007) [https://books.google.com/books?id=XKJGCTJWqlwC&dq=Cuddy+cabin&pg=PA402 ''Saltwater Angler's Guide to Southern California''] Wilderness Adventures Press, page 402. {{ISBN|9781932098402}}.</ref>

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Category:Nautical terminology
Category:Boat types

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