guddy

English

Alternative forms

• gadi, gaddi, guddee

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गद्दी (gaddī).

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.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “guddy”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].