cuddy vs nit

cuddy

noun
  • A pony that works in a mine. 

  • a small cupboard or closet. 

  • A coalfish (Pollachius virens). 

  • A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.. 

  • A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. 

  • A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck. 

nit

noun
  • The egg of a louse. 

  • A nitpicker. 

  • A candela per square metre. 

  • A head louse regardless of its age. 

  • A young louse. 

  • A fool, a nitwit. 

  • Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”) 

  • A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. 

  • A minor shortcoming. 

verb
  • To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. 

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