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guddy

guddy noun: a throne (royal seat) with a large cushion or pillow at the head.

Noun

guddy (plural guddies)

  1. (India, obsolete) A throne (royal seat) with a large cushion or pillow at the head.
  2. (India, obsolete) The pad placed on an elephant's back as a seat for the rider.
  3. (India, obsolete) A quire of paper.

Forms of guddy

pluralguddies
alternative formgadi
alternative formgaddi
alternative formguddee

Origin of guddy

Borrowed from Hindi गद्दी (gaddī).

Questions about guddy

What does guddy mean?
Guddy means a throne (royal seat) with a large cushion or pillow at the head.
What part of speech is guddy?
Guddy is a noun.
What is the plural of guddy?
The plural of guddy is guddies.

Words near guddy in the dictionary

  1. guddled
  2. guddler
  3. guddlers
  4. guddles
  5. guddling
  6. guddy
  7. Gude
  8. gudeg
  9. gudeman
  10. gudemen
  11. gudermannian

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