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  • noun Plural form of caddie or caddy.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caddy.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caddie.

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Examples

  • The saying in these parts by seasoned caddies is that if you can see the Ailsa Craig it is about to rain.

    History, weather part of scene at British Open host Turnberry 2009

  • By the time they reached the green, even the other caddies were applauding.

    USATODAY.com - Golden Bear's poignant Masters farewell 2005

  • The little boys is called caddies; but Clarence Heaney that tol 'me all this -- he belongs to th' Foorth Wa-ard Goluf an '

    Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • The little boys is called caddies; but Clarence Heaney that tol 'me all this -- he belongs to th' Foorth Wa-ard Goluf an '

    The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) Various 1887

  • The class of human beings known as caddies are the offspring of golf, and have peculiar traits which distinguish them from the professional cricketer, the waterman, the keeper, the gillie, and all other professionals.

    Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878

  • I hear the book caddy is being repurposed for exactly that reason by Team Shack for use by the domestiques, to be renamed 'caddies'.

    Going Down Hard: Saucy Kangaroos and Spicy Videos BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Belgium, and the Flemish "caddies," who cheerfully carry the clubs for

    Peeps At Many Lands: Belgium Am��d��e Forestier 1887

  • As well as providing "caddies", councils have to adapt dust carts so they can carry perishable waste separately, and invest in composting works to dispose of the food.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed 2008

  • In some areas where residents put food waste into separate curbside "caddies," collections sometimes are two weeks apart, allowing waste to fester and attract flies, critics say, adding that food scrap recycling also adds to local tax bills.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2008

  • As a result of the incident, virtually every pro in Atlanta had to parry questions about Williams versus Tiger, caddies and loyalty in general.

    At PGA, It's How You Finish John Paul Newport 2011

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