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Added 9 October 2026

cad

/kæd/ symbol

Latin root: capitellum Wiktionary

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Caddo.

noun

A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.
A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; a bus conductor.
An idle hanger-on about innyards.

verb

to mat or felt together

noun

A caddis (caddisfly larva).

Origin

Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from Occitan capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).

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