Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KAIDIE, n. The front end of a fishing boat, between the foremast and the stem (Fif. 1959).
[A fig. extension in meaning of Eng. slang cady, a cap, sc. the snout, peak.]
