kady

noun

ka·​dy

variants or katy or less commonly cady

ˈkād|ē,

-āt|,

|i

or caddy

ˈkad| 

plural -es

: a man's hat (as a straw hat or derby)

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of caddie; from its being worn by boys

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