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Quotation dates: 1714
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†CADDY, n. A kind of quilt or coverlet of a bed made of woollen or flax fluff.Gall. 1714 Session Bk. Penninghame (1933) I. 339:
William Dyre acknowledged the foresaid woman haveing stripit to the pettycoat came under the caddy and lay so in bed with him till the morning, but denyed uncleanness.
[Dim. reduced form of Caddis.]
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